Wild chicory, also known as capuchin beard, was very popular in the 19th century. This plant with shaggy leaves offers a unique and original flavor, perfect for enhancing your salads. Easy to grow, it can be cultivated both in the garden and in the cellar, and deserves to be (re)discovered!
Characteristics of Wild Chicory:
- Origin: Common plant along roadsides and in wastelands.
- Appearance: Forms modest rosettes of very bitter leaves.
- Flowering: From May to September (or even October), its tall stems bear a multitude of beautiful blue flowers.
- Cultivation: Plants are uprooted at the onset of winter to be grown in warmth and away from light. Blanched this way, the leaves lose some of their bitter flavor.
Growing Tips:
- Exposure: Prefers sunny locations.
- Planting season: Spring.
- Harvest: Leaves can be harvested as soon as they are sufficiently developed.
Commitment to Quality: At SemiSauvage - Permaculture, we are committed to providing seeds of the highest quality. Located near the Auvergne Volcanoes, all our seeds are reproducible, non-hybrid, and adapted to our region. They are carefully selected, sorted, stored, and packaged without any chemical treatment, for the greatest pleasure of amateur gardeners.
Add a touch of originality to your vegetable garden with these 250 Wild Chicory seeds. Grow your own salads and discover the unique flavor of this ancient plant!
