Does anyone in the USA sell fresh dandelion leaves?

[Thundersnow]

My Cherryhead and Indian Star Tortoises both love fresh dandelion leaves.We are in the fall autumn now and few few left in my unfertilized yard. Is there a source that sells fresh dandelion leaves?I don't want freeze dried or something that has to be reconstituted. I bought cactus fresh and dried they won't eat cactus so I can't use that as a replacement. Just want fresh dandelion leaves of course not exposed to fertilizer.Thanks

 

[Yvonne G]

Ask the produce manager at your grocery store to order a case of chickory for you. Same thing.

 

[RosemaryDW]

Do you you have any ethnic markets near you? An overpriced Whole Foods or similar? A health food store. most of these will carry regular and sometimes red dandelions. Our Asian markets typically have them, as do our Mexican stores.

But, as Yvonne has already said, any bitter chicory will do. Endive, curly endive, escarole, frisée, radicchio. Go down to the expensive side of the lettuce aisle And they should be there.

if your stores sells the ReadyPac brand bagged lettuces the Santa Barbara mix is all chicories.

 

[Thundersnow]

Ask the produce manager at your grocery store to order a case of chickory for you. Same thing.

Thank you I will

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Do you you have any ethnic markets near you? An overpriced Whole Foods or similar? A health food store. most of these will carry regular and sometimes red dandelions. Our Asian markets typically have them, as do our Mexican stores.

But, as Yvonne has already said, any bitter chicory will do. Endive, curly endive, escarole, frisée, radicchio. Go down to the expensive side of the lettuce aisle And they should be there.

if your stores sells the ReadyPac brand bagged lettuces the Santa Barbara mix is all chicories.

Yes
Exactly
I was very excited to find some a few years ago. Just to find out that my Redfoot do not like them.

 

[Thundersnow]

Ask the produce manager at your grocery store to order a case of chickory for you. Same thing.

I have no faith in Kroger doing anything for it’s customers

 

[Megatron's Mom]

I can only find them in Fresh Market. Our krogers do not carry anything good, even our more fancy kroger in the better part of town.

 

[Tom]

Ask the produce manager at your grocery store to order a case of chickory for you. Same thing.

The ones referred to as chicory are Italian dandelions: Cichorum intybus.

Yard dandelions are Taraxacum officinale.

These are two different plants.

Italian Dandelion: Not a true dandelion, but with leaves that are similar in appearance, Italian dandelions are much earlier, upright growing, larger, and a deeper green. With a number of varieties originating in Italy, the leaves and flower stalks are used in salads, soups, or as a sautéed side dish.