Luna Rossa radicchio
Cichorium intybus 'Luna Rossa'
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, pink
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Luna Rossa' radicchio (Cichorium intybus 'Luna Rossa') is a vegetable for food gardens, containers, and borders. It is typically grown as an annual. It grows well in cool weather and can ride out a light frost. This plant likes full sun and dry to moist soil of most types. It grows at a rapid rate and gives great yields. Bees and butterflies visit its flowers.
Pairs well with Purple Ruffles basil, Beit Alpha Cucumber cucumber, Arizona Sun blanket flower, and Common Chamomile German chamomile.