Prizewinner endive

Cichorium endivia 'Prizewinner'

VegetableAsteraceae

AAS Winner 1937

Prizewinner endive
Edible
USDA zones4 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Growth rate
Rapid
Habit
Erect
Bloom season
Summer
Soil types
Sand, loam, clay

Garden uses

Food garden

Notes

'Prizewinner' endive (Cichorium endivia 'Prizewinner') is a vegetable for the food garden. It is typically grown as an annual. It handles cool weather and a light frost. This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows at a rapid rate and has an erect habit. Flowers open from early to late summer.

Pairs well with Dark Opal basil, Carmen pepper, and Spaghetti Squash.