Chicory 'Mechelse Middelvroege' 3000 Seeds (5g)
- Product number: 071050
- Origin: Europe
- Latin: Cichorium intybus
An old, familiar variety. In earlier times, this was one of the earliest to be harvested. After forcing, it still produces a good head!
The chicory family includes endive, frizzy endive, and various types of chicory. A characteristic feature is the more or less present "bitterness," once reviled and now highly appreciated. Let a plant "bolt" sometime: chicory flowers are usually beautifully blue in color and smell of vanilla!
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Latin: Cichorium intybus
Dutch: Witlof
Also: Cichorei
English: Witloof Chicory
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- Flower colour: Blue
- Origin: Europe
- Average growth height: 30 to 60 cm
- Annual or perennial: Biennial
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- Winter hardy: Moderately frost hardy
- Ease of cultivation: Moderate
- Latin: Cichorium intybus
- Dutch: Chicory
- Also known as: Chicory
- English: Witloof Chicory
