Chicory

Wild succory, wild chicory, coffee weed, blue sailors, blue dandelion, Italian dandelion, wild endive. This showy biennial is native to England and Ireland and has naturalized throughout the US. It is a stemmy, upright plant with a height of 2-5′ and a width of 2 1/2′. The flowers are azure blue Daisey shaped and close at mid-day. Blooms from July to September. The Bitter Root is used as a coffee substitute. The young plant has an activity much like that of dandelion and is stimulating to the liver. Enjoys full sun, very drought hardy once established. Biennial Hardy to zones 3-10.