Chicory, Wild Form (Cichorium intybus var. intybus), packet of 100 seeds, organic
$2.95
Family: Aster (Asteraceae)
Hardy to Zones 3 to 7
Native to Europe, North Africa, Asia. Herbaceous perennial flowering light blue to a height of 3 feet. Plant prefers gravel, dry waysides or waste places. Root dug and dried as a coffee substitute. Fresh leaves in salad are a nutrient dense bitter digestive. Sow seed on surface fall or spring and thin to 1 foot apart.
100 seeds per packet, Certified Organically Grown
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Question
raebratzz –
Hi! I was wondering how this chicory differs from the cover crop variety?
Thank you!
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Richo Cech –
Hi, The cover crop chicory is a select cultivar–leafy, with high protein content. The wild form is just that–the heavily taprooted native land race as nature made it. Richo
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