- Botanical name: Cichorium intybus 'Rossa Di Treviso'
- Common name: Chicory
- Family: Brassicaceae
- Plant Type: Vegetable
- Key features:
- Prefers rich soil
Chicory is a bitter-tasting vegetable, used as a winter crop and harvested to eat in autumn and early spring salads. The leaves can have a bitter taste, but blanching these before eating can help reduce this bitterness. It thrives in well-drained soil in full sun to partial shade. There are three different types of chicory: ‘forcing’ chicory, red chicory or radicchio and ‘non-forcing’ chicory.
Cichorium intybus ‘Rossa di Treviso’ is a tall-growing ‘non-forcing’ chicory which grows a lot like lettuce. It bears heads of maroon and white leaves with thick, pure-white stems.
So Cichorium intybus ‘Rossa di Treviso’ seeds direct, 1.5cm deep in well-prepared soil, from April to August. Alternatively raise in modules under glass from March.
Thin out to 25-30cm apart between plants. Module-grown plants can be transplanted to a cloche in autumn to extend the season.
How to grow Cichorium 'Rossa di Treviso'
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Plant size
30cm height
30cm spread
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Aspect
South facing, west facing
- Sun exposure: Full sun, dappled shade
- Hardiness: Half hardy
- Soil type: Well drained / light / sandy / clay / heavy / moist / chalky / alkaline
Plant calendar
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| Sow | ||||||||||||
| Sow |
J
Do not Sow in January |
F
Do not Sow in February |
M
Do Sow in March |
A
Do Sow in April |
M
Do Sow in May |
J
Do Sow in June |
J
Do Sow in July |
A
Do Sow in August |
S
Do not Sow in September |
O
Do not Sow in October |
N
Do not Sow in November |
D
Do not Sow in December |
| Plant | ||||||||||||
| Plant |
J
Do not Plant in January |
F
Do not Plant in February |
M
Do not Plant in March |
A
Do not Plant in April |
M
Do Plant in May |
J
Do Plant in June |
J
Do Plant in July |
A
Do Plant in August |
S
Do Plant in September |
O
Do Plant in October |
N
Do not Plant in November |
D
Do not Plant in December |
Cichorium 'Rossa di Treviso' and wildlife
Cichorium 'Rossa Di Treviso' has no particular known value to wildlife in the UK.
Is Cichorium 'Rossa di Treviso' poisonous?
Cichorium 'Rossa Di Treviso' has no toxic effects reported.
No reported toxicity to Birds
No reported toxicity to Cats
No reported toxicity to Dogs
No reported toxicity to Horses
No reported toxicity to Livestock
No reported toxicity to People
