Common Chicory is also known as Blue Daisy, Blue Dandelion, Blue Sailors, Blue Weed, Bunk, Coffee Weed, Hendibeh, Horseweed, Ragged sailors, Succory, Wild Bachelors buttons and Wild Endive.<\/p>\n
Many varieties are cultivated for salad leaves, chicons (blanched buds), or roots (var. sativum), which are baked, ground, and used as a regular coffee substitute (though naturally caffeine free) and food additive. In the 21st century, inulin, an extract from chicory root, has been used in food manufacturing as a sweetener and source of dietary fiber. A blue dye has been obtained from the green leaves, Orange from the chicory roots. Chicory plant is a perennial plant and is widely cultivated for the food industry.<\/p>\n
A wild plant, wild chicory has commonly purple but also blue flowers and is found natively throughout the UK.<\/p>\n
Available to buy as chicory seeds, plugs, or potted plants.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Cichorium intybus<\/em> . Delightful clear blue, star-like flowers. Grow up against a fence or wall for best effect.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3505,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_cat":[22,402,35,429,430,432],"product_tag":[],"giftcard-category":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n