Astéracées • Cichorium intybus

Catalogna Wild Chicory - Organic

"A wild and elegant energy, bitter just enough to awaken the senses."

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Originating from the Mediterranean regions, this chicory embodies the rustic strength and herbaceous charm of the southern lands . Its long, serrated leaves , of an intense green, evoke the dandelion, but hide a personality all its own: crisp, fragrant, slightly bitter .

Catalogna grows vigorously, even in poor or well-drained soil , and is easily cultivated in autumn or spring. Its slender habit and resistance to light cold make it an excellent companion for mixed gardens and vegetable rotations. It attracts beneficial insects and integrates elegantly and discreetly into a living garden.

  • Growing climate: Temperate climate, cool to warm
  • Sowing difficulty level: Easy
  • Care required: Occasional

Note: Hardy plant, tolerates winter cold well under light protection.

Popular throughout Italy, Catalogna is to be savored:

  • When young: in a crunchy salad, under the name mazzocchi.
  • When mature: its leaves can be cooked in water or steamed, like spinach.
  • In Rome: it is prepared as puntarelle, by detaching the stems from the heart, which are then curled in cold water before being seasoned with a vinaigrette of anchovy, garlic and olive oil.
  • Traditionally, it accompanies stews or braised meats and embodies the bitter flavor of southern peasant cuisines.

Its invigorating bitterness makes it a plant to be rediscovered for its rich taste as much as for its role in raw food.

Catalogna Wild Chicory - Organic

Catalogna Wild Chicory - Organic

$4.49

$4.49

écoumene seeding advice

Seeding type

Indoor and outdoor seeding

Germination time

5-7 jours

Germination temperature

18° to 22° Celsius

Sowing depth

Surface sowing - without covering the soil

Transplantation

Easy transplantation

Technical

Seeding in clusters

Growing conditions

Number of days to maturity

Harvest at ± 55 days

Hardiness zone

Zone-3b

Distance between plants

20 cm

Distance between rows

30 cm

Optimal brightness

Sun plant that tolerates light shade

Soil texture

Loose (silty) soil

Soil moisture

Cool, well-drained soil

Soil fertility

Plant demanding in bacteria-dominant compost

optimal soil pH

Low acidic pH

Average plant height

40 cm

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