Endive 'Salad King' (Winter)
- Product number: 010250
- Origin: Mediterranean area
- Latin: Cichorium endivia
Cold-resistant endive with finely cut leaves. A jewel in any salad, with a pleasant bitter aroma. You can harvest this endive at any stage; when fully grown, they are sometimes tied up slightly (formerly with raffia) to blanch the center of the head and make it milder in flavor. Fortunately, a bitter taste is increasingly appreciated in our diet; it often brings many health benefits...
This Italian variety was introduced in 1957 and has remained popular with hobbyists and growers ever since.
The chicory family includes endive, frizzy endive, and various types of chicory. Characteristic is the more or less present "bitterness," once disliked and now highly valued. Let a plant "bolt" occasionally: chicory flowers are usually beautifully blue and smell of vanilla!
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Latin: Cichorium endivia
Dutch: Curly Endive
Also known as: Endive
English: Endive
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- Flower colour: Blue flowers with vanilla scent
- Origin: Mediterranean area
- Average growth height: 30 to 60 cm
- Annual or perennial: Biennial
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- Winter hardy: Moderately frost hardy
- Ease of cultivation: Easy
- Latin: Cichorium endivia
- Dutch: Curled endive
- Also known as: Endive
- English: Endive
