Sweet Vernal Grass

Sometime around May 15th many of the dandelions have set seed and their blowpuffs are ready to be, well, blowpuffed.

This is a time when the surrounding area is white with apple and honeysuckle. this is the season of the lilac, which turns any garden into something that smells sweet. This is the time of the next season, still in the astronomer's spring, the season called Sweet Vernal Grass.

Let's review the REAL seasons while thumbing our nose at astronomy.

Season Begins when Ends when
1. Amelanchier Skunk Cabbage blooms 3.26
2. Taraxacum Dandelions bloom 4.21
3. Sweet Vernal Grass Dandelions fruit 5.15