...  If dandelion bloom is late 
the rest of the plants SHOULD bloom in the normal sequence, but later
than 
normal.
Dave
South East Idaho

Well, maybe, and maybe not. 

Growing degree days are cumulative...a cold early spring will probably
delay dandelion bloom dates, but a spurt of warm, or very warm weather
later will hasten the blooms of plants that normally bloom after
dandelions, or at least get them back on a more predictable schedule. A
flash of hot weather can even mess up the sequence of bloom
dates...squishing them all together rather than the normal one after
another...growing degree days are very, very useful in predicting bloom,
pest outbreaks and the like. 

Kim Flottum
Editor, Bee Culture Magazine

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