Chicory is late summer's pride and joy and nature's gift of blue. In case you were wondering the name of that stunning violet blue wildflower adorning back roads, fields and hedgerows, it's ...

My patch of chicory grew in the gravely roadside at the south end of the park. Every year, on my former daily walks, it caught my attention when the fi... Tuesday, July 1 88°F / Cape Girardeau ...

These flowers open in the morning and close later that same day. Common chicory, or wild chicory, is native to Africa, Asia ...

Discover ten weeds with purple flowers that can support pollinators and add color to your yard. Despite their bad reputation, weeds are simply plants growing where they aren’t wanted. Often ...

Certain types of chicory are grown for tender leaves and flower shoots and used as pot herbs or greens. Forcing bloom in winter produces the witloof, or French endive, used as a salad. Roots of ...

Chicory flowers are bright blue, pink, or white. You may see them along roadsides in summers and in wilderness areas. The leaves of chicory look somewhat similar to those of a dandelion, ...

But what is chicory exactly, and why is it blended with coffee? If you’ve ever visited Cafe Du Monde in New Orleans for coffee, you might have noticed that the brew tastes a bit different.

Chicory is an unbranched 1-to-3-foot-tall perennial with a long taproot, similar to dandelion. The erect stems have few, hairy leaves that again resemble those of the dandelion and are not ...

Chicory, a pale blue flower, is also a ubiquitous weed. It is a scraggly, leggy plant growing at the edge of my garden, and it serves as a beautiful counterpoint to the orange, ...

By another account, Thomas Jefferson grew chicory as a hay crop at his plantation in Monticello, Va. by 1795. American farmers have cultivated chicory as a food crop for about 100 years.