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Posted by janinel2 z8 ACT Aust (My Page) on Sun, Apr 9, 06 at 1:27
| I bought some chicory (Cichorium intybus) from Renaissance herbs, but I wanted it for the blue flowers. I have had lots of leaf growth but no flowers yet. The roadside plants are now flowering. Will I get any or do I need a different cultivar? I don't fertilize it. |
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RE: chicory
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| Chicory is one TOUGH plant. I've noticed it flowering on the roadsides around here too. Very pretty. Once you've planted it I predict you'll never get rid of it, the taproot goes very deep. I'm not sure about the flowering, but I think you're right not to fertilise. Is it in the sun? |
RE: chicory
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| yes, lots of sun, and in my poorest clay soil. Well maybe next year. Gorgeous in flower! |
RE: chicory
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| Yeah with chicory and a few other varieties related to it you plant the first year and they flower the next or if you plant in winter they will flower in the following spring sometimes...... |
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