SEEDS OF WILD CHICORY - CICHORIUM INTYBUS
Culinary and medicinal plant. Ideal in pots, gardens and patios. In gastronomy its root is a substitute to coffee. It is an ingredient in salads and beef stew. It is healthy in juices, cataplasms and if eaten fresh because this plant is purgative, sedative. It is used in detoxification and cicatrization.
This chicory is very attractive to birds!
This evergreen plant can reach 1.20 m. The leaves are lobed, serrated and green. Its blue-lilac flowers follow the sun the same way as sunflowers do. The fruit is brown.
Prefers rich and dry soils.
Sowing in spring and autumn.
Calendar
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| Attracts Wildlife | Birds |
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| Average germination (%) | 70 |
| Climate Zone | Mediterranean, Temperate areas |
| Flower colour | Blue |
| Foliage | Evergreen |
| Hardiness | Drought resistant, Hardy |
| Plant use | Balcony & Courtyard, Baskets & Containers, Culinary, Gardening, Medicinal, Restoration, Spices, Wild garden |
| Seeds per gram | 1.100 |
| Soil - Ph | Neutral |
| Soil - Type | Sand |
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Easter 2026
This week we will only be shipping orders on Monday 30 March to ensure that orders arrive before bank holidays.
We will resume deliveries from Tuesday 7 April 2026.
The nursery will be open until Thursday 2 april. If you would like to collect your order or visit us we would be delighted to welecome you from 8 am to 2 pm.
Happy Easter !