I have lost my chicory patches. Why did they get up and go from their old familiar places? Did the heavy truck pulls and fair traffic pulverize the roots to extinction? My patch of chicory grew in ...

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 ...

As you travel Indiana’s backroads in July and August, you can observe what we might call one of nature’s rarities – a distinct sky blue-flowered plant growing right beside the roadway. This plant is ...

Chicory Dickory Dock The serrated orange spheres in this image are pollen grains, snug within the anther of a chicory flower. According to European folklore, chicory flowers can open locked doors or ...

Hawkweeds and trefoils offered splashes of yellow to the green lawn and I even found a lone maiden pink flower in bloom, but by far the most common flower I saw was that of the common chicory ...

What is chicory? Wirestock / Getty images Chicory is a flowering, herbaceous plant that has long been used in both food and drinks.

A bowl of chicory root powder with blue chicory flowers© Mosiahina Yulia/Shutterstock A woman's hands adding herbs to a vegetable bowl© Westend61/Getty Images ...

This common chicory flower was bustling with activity. A small native bee species was looking for nectar, while a hoverfly species was waiting for a chance to grab some pollen.

One legend about chicory’s origin is that a beautiful maiden spurned the advances of the Sun and was turned into a chicory flower. She was destined to stare at the Sun each day and fade each night.

You won't find chicory flowers, beautiful as they are, adorning cut flower bouquets. Only a few of the many flowers on a wiry chicory plant open at one time and these bloom for just one day. The ...