Coltsfoot - Tussilago farfara

Growing straight out of a bank of hard-core, these rival dandelions for Spring brightness. It seems they are so eager to taste sunshine they leave their leaves behind to follow at a more leisurely pace. 
North country firm 'Stockleys' hold a secret recipe for the making of Coltsfoot Rock candy. Tussilago comes from the latin Tussis, which means cough  and the plant has long been known as a medicine for soothing a sore throat.