Felix italian dandelion
Cichorium intybus 'Felix'
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
- Red, green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Felix' Italian dandelion (Cichorium intybus 'Felix') is a vegetable for food gardens, containers, and borders. 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. It is an organic, uniform variety with good color and performance. Bees and butterflies visit it, and it tolerates drought.
Pairs well with Black Prince tomato, Lime basil, Common Chamomile German chamomile, and Purple prairie clover.