As a biennial plant, it has a two-year growing cycle. It produces a leafy head in the first year and then, after winter dormancy, flowers and sets seed in year two. Chicory left over winter in a ...

Growing up 5 feet tall, wild chicory is a biennial plant, meaning that it will not flower until its second year. However, if you have a wild patch and you enjoy wildflowers, chicory is more than ...

According to European folklore, chicory flowers can open locked doors or grant their possessor invisibility. But though that’s pure myth, the truth about the plant is almost as wondrous. Get a closer ...

There are several varieties of chicory that are ideal for forcing in winter for tender, blanched heads. To do this, buy dormant plants in pots in the autumn - in November, cut back growth leaving ...