Chicory 'Red Dandelion'
Chicory 'Red Dandelion' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Red Dandelion' has beautiful red stems and mid-veins with deeply cut, frilly, deep green leaves. Dandelion chicories have a range of common names including catalogna, Italian dandelion and asparagus chicory. The plants stand erect, up to 30 cm tall and have a thick rosette of leaves. American growers refer to them erroneously as dandelion greens, which look and taste similar. As a microgreen or 'baby leaf' they add great flavour to salads and it is a colourful addition to any mesclun mix. As a cooked green it is one of the few red leafy vegetables that retains the crimson colour when cooked. It can also be sprouted. It matures in 35 days as baby leaf, 55 days to full size. It becomes very bitter if harvested too late.
Product: Chicory 'Red Dandelion'
Product type: SEED (100)
Botanical name: Cichorium intybus
Syn.: syn. 'Italico Rosso' syn. 'Ruby' or 'Red-ribbed Catalogna'
Syn. 'Italico Rosso', 'Ruby', 'Red-ribbed Catalogna'. It has beautiful red stems and mid-veins with deeply cut, frilly, deep green leaves in a thick rosette. As 'baby leaf' it adds great flavour to salads; it is a colourful addition to any salad mix. One of the few red leafy vegetables that retains the crimson colour when cooked. A hardy vegetable, frost and heat tolerant.
Plant type: Biennial grown as an annual
Plant height: 30 cm tall
Sow when: Germinate best at 10 - 21°C soil temp.
Temperate: Early spring
Subtropical: Autumn
Tropical: April - August
Germination: 7 - 10 days
Depth: 10 mm deep
Position: Full sun
Sow where: Directly where they are to grow
Soil type: Rich, well drained soil; pH 5.5 - 6.5; prepare soil by digging in well-rotted compost or animal manure
Rows: 38 cm apart
Details: Keep soil moist; add organic fertiliser when plants are half grown
Harvest: 35 days as baby leaf, 55 days to full size
Suitable for hot and humid: Suitable for hot and humid growing conditions
100 seeds per packet
Cichorium intybus
syn. 'Italico Rosso' syn. 'Ruby' or 'Red-ribbed Catalogna'
Biennial grown as an annual
Chicory 'Red Dandelion'
Red Dandelion' has beautiful red stems and mid-veins with deeply cut, frilly, deep green leaves. Dandelion chicories have a range of common names including catalogna, Italian dandelion and asparagus chicory. The plants stand erect, up to 30 cm tall and have a thick rosette of leaves. American growers refer to them erroneously as dandelion greens, which look and taste similar. As a microgreen or 'baby leaf' they add great flavour to salads and it is a colourful addition to any mesclun mix. As a cooked green it is one of the few red leafy vegetables that retains the crimson colour when cooked. It can also be sprouted. It matures in 35 days as baby leaf, 55 days to full size. It becomes very bitter if harvested too late.