chicory
Cichorium intybus
RHS Plants for Pollinators
USDA zones3 to 8
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size2 to 4 feet tall18 to 24 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Blue
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Chicory (Cichorium intybus) is an herb for borders, pollinator gardens, and containers. It is typically grown as an annual. Cool weather suits it, and it can take a light frost. This plant likes full sun and dry to moist soil of most types. Blue flowers open in spring, summer, and autumn, and bees and butterflies visit them. It grows fast and stands 24 to 48 inches tall.
Pairs well with Red clover, Filigran ox-eye daisy, and Rosemary.
Native range
Europe, Middle East, Central Asia, Asia, and 14 more places. See all 18
Europe, Middle East, Central Asia, Asia, Africa, Azores, Baleares, Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Kirgizstan, Kriti, Krym, NW. Balkan Pen., Sardegna, Sicilia, Tadzhikistan, and Türkiye.