Cichorium intybus f. roseum (Pink Chicory)

Cichorium intybus f. roseum (Pink Chicory)
Cichorium intybus f. roseum (Pink Chicory)
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    Aspect: Full Sun

    Soil Type: Mainly dry; Well-Drained

    Colour: Pink

Cichorium intybus f. roseum (Pink Chicory)

The rarely seen pink chicory. The flowers are usually soft pink in colour and have 15-20 petals which open in bright light. It likes well drained soils (sand and chalk).

The leaves can be eaten as salad leaves. The dried and ground roots have been used as a coffee substitute and also to give a bitter taste to coffee.

Height: 1.2m

Myth and Legend

The origin of Chicory is described in a German folk tale. A young woman sat down at the side of a road to weep for her dead lover. None could console her, and so great was her grief that she resolved never to stop weeping unless she was turned into a flower. She was transformed into the wegwort, the chicory.

If prepared correctly, the chicory is said to be able to render the bearer invisible whenever they wish. Sadly the correct way to prepare it elludes us!

Chicory is one of the bitter herbs of the Jewish Passover and is generally considered to be a symbol of the good fortune that is to follow.

In the UK the flowers open around 7am and close again at noon.

On upland slopes the shepherds mark
The hour, when as the dial true,
Cichorium to the towering Lark,
Lifts her soft eyes, serenely blue. (From The Horolodge Of The Fields, 1749)

Common name(s): Pink Chicory; Pink daisy; Pink dandelion; Pink sailors; Pink  weed; Bunk; Coffeeweed; Cornflower; Hendibeh; Horseweed; Ragged sailors; Succory; Wild bachelor's buttons; Wild endive.

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