Heh, don't malign the dandelion plant. They are food for bees and butterflies. The new greens make a nutritious salad for people; I remember as a child in rural Pennsylania picking the fresh greens for my grandmother to saute with a little butter -- they were great. And she also presented us with a bottle of dandelion wine made from the flowers. So, not only are XMarkers good people, but their emblem flower is good, too.