Cichorium intybus 'Album' 2L
Product Code: 158275
£12.99
- Details: C. intybus f. album is a rosette-forming perennial with substantial tap root and deeply lobed to toothed, roughly lance-shaped leaves up to 30cm long. The stiff, erect flower stems bear short-stalked white flowers open somewhat sporadically over a long succession from mid-summer to autumn.
- Characteristics: Foliage: Deciduous: Habit: Bushy: Hardiness: H5 - Hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
- Sunlight: Full Sun: Exposure: Exposed or Sheltered: Aspect: South-facing
- Soil: Moisture: Well-drained: Soil Type: Chalk, Loam, Sand
- Size: Ultimate height: 1-1.5 metres: Ultimate spread: 0.5-1 metres: Time to ultimate height: 1-2 years
- Suggested planting locations and garden types: City & Courtyard Gardens Coastal Cottage & Informal Garden Rock Garden Mediterranean Climate Plants Gravel Garden
Description
Description
Genus: Cichorium can be annual or perennial plants with loosely branched stems bearing toothed or pinnately lobed leaves and dandelion-like, usually blue flowers which close by early afternoon, in summer
