Dandelion, Red chicory
Cichorium intybus 'Dandelion, Red'
USDA zones3 to 8
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Pink, green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Dandelion, Red' (Cichorium intybus 'Dandelion, Red') is a vegetable for food gardens, borders, and containers. It is typically grown as an annual. It shrugs off cool spells and light frost, though a hard freeze will damage it. This plant likes full sun and dry to moist soil of most types. The narrow green leaves have pink veins. Pink and green blooms appear in spring, summer, and autumn, and bees and butterflies visit them.
Pairs well with Egyptian walking onion, Lime basil, and Virginia strawberry.