Italian Dandelion Chicory

Fast growing and upright, this chicory variety features dark green notched leaves that grow in thick bunches. Cut at any height and it will re-grow, making it perfect for continuous harvesting.
Also known as Catalogna, Italian Dandelion delivers versatile culinary uses. Steamed like spinach, it offers a pleasant flavour. Raw, it adds mild bitterness to salads. Quite cold hardy and suitable for winter growing, it may bolt mid-summer from spring planting.
If allowed to bloom, tall stalks of attractive, edible blue flowers emerge—producing seeds that are easy to harvest and save for next season. A favourite among Italian gardeners and chefs.

Matures in 65 days.

Average seeds per gram: 776.