species
Cichorium endivia
Endive · Escarole
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Cichorium endivia is a annual in the family Asteraceae, also known as Endive or Escarole, introduced to the UK. It reaches 30 cm tall and 35 cm across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun or part shade, on loam, clay or sand soil, where the ground is neutral or alkaline and in moist or well drained conditions, and suits average positions. It flowers in July. Its RHS hardiness rating is H4 (hardy): −10 to −5°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 30 cm tall × 35 cm across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H4 (RHS)
- Lifecycle
- Annual
- Aspect
- Full sun, Part shade
- Soil
- Loam, Clay, Sand
- Acidity
- Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Moist, Well drained
- Exposure
- Average
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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