I'm fascinated by the dandelion as a literary symbol.
Brief research on google shows that the weed could represent something stubborn - something/someone which/who won't go away. But I've seen writers and illustrators use it to represent memory... especially one from very long ago and very nearly forgotten... the import of which eludes the mind... the deeper meaning of which, when grasped (in the fullness of time) has power to transform the individual.
