Common Chicory – Cichorium intybus

Commonly called blue sailors, chicory, coffeeweed, or succory. Family: Aster (Asteraceae) Habitat: fields, roadsides, waste places

Height: 1-4 feet. Flower size: 1-1/2 inches across / Flower color: light blue, occasionally white or pink / Flowering time: June to October
Chicory was introduced to America during colonial times. The roots are used in herb teas and as a coffee substitute, and the leaves of selected varieties are grown as a salad green.

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