CHICORY
Summary
Chicory is a perennial herb that is suited to well drained soils with medium to high fertility and a pH of 5.5 or higher. Chicory has a deep taproot which provides drought tolerance. It provides both spring and summer forage with very leafy, high- quality growth.
Plant Characteristics
Taxonomy
Zone
- Regional Growing Zone
- 1 - Northwest Coastal, 2 - California Coastal, 3 - Southern Mountain, 4 - Mountain, 5 - Midwest, 6 - Northeast Lakes, 7 - Great Lakes South, 8 - Appalacia, 9 - Southeast, 10 - South Florida, 11 - South Texas, 12 - Southwest
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zones
- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
- Temperature Zone
- Warm, Cool, Transitional
Plant Characteristics
- Height
- 12" - 24"
- Bloom Period
- Mid-Summer
- Bloom Color
- Blue
- Leaf Color
- Green
- Growing Cycle
- Perennial
- Sun Requirement
- Full Sun
Plant Information
- Planting Season
- Spring - Fall
- Plant Depth
- 0.25"
- Minimum Soil Temp for Germination
- 42° F
- Establishment
- Easy
Seed Information
- Seeds Per Pound
- 426,000
- Kingdom
- PLANTAE
- Subkingdom
- TRACHEOBIONTA
- Super Division
- SPERMATOPHYTA
- Division
- MAGNOLIOPHYTA
- Class
- MAGNOLIOPSIDA
- Subclass
- ASTERIDAE
- Order
- ASTERALES
- Family
- ASTERACEAE
- Genus
- CICHORIUM
- Species
- CICHORIUM INTYBUS
Coverage Area & Available Sizes
Applications
chicory 2
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