Family: asteraceae
Common name(s): common chicory
Hardiness ratings: USDA zone 3~4 - 8~11
General resources
Links for Cichorium intybus
- Connecticut Botanical Society - Wildflower profile. (2 photos)
- Cretan Flora - Botanical description of this species native to Crete. (additional pages for other varieties) (3 photos)
- Dave's Garden PlantFiles - Profile page with horticultural basics, and member-contributed photos and comments. (zone 4-11) (26 photos)
- Denver Botanic Gardens - Description, native range, and cultural requirements. (additional pages for other varieties) (zone 4) (2 photos)
- Floridata - Illustrated informative profile page with notes on culture, usage, and noteworthy features. (zone 4-9) (2 photos)
- Garden.org - Community-assembled plant profile (5 varieties in database) (32 photos)
- Illinois Wildflowers - Informative illustrated page with description and cultivation details, also covering range and faunal associations. (3 photos)
- Iris' Garden - Gardener in the Netherlands presents a photo of this plant, with basic horticultural information. (1 photo)
- Kansas Wildflowers & Grasses - Plant portrait with botanical details and description (6 photos)
- Missouri Botanical Garden - Plantfinder page for one of the plants growing at the garden, with usually one or more photos, horticultural information, and noteworthy characteristics. (zone 3-8) (1 photo)
- Missouri Plants - Description and photographs of botanical features, with notes about habitat and native status. (11 photos)
- North Carolina State University factsheet - Plant profile with horticultural details and comments (zone 3-8a) (9 photos)
- Paghat's Garden - Illustrated articles by a gardener in the Pacific Northwest, with background and personal observations. (2 photos)
- PlantzAfrica - Features South African plants, with photos, description, distribution and ecology, and uses. (13 photos)
- Rob's Plants - Plant profile with basic horticultural information and often personal observations. (1 photo)
- Southwest Colorado Wildflowers - Photos and botanical information about the species/genus. (4 photos)
- Turner Photographics - Profile of wildflower of the US Pacific Northwest, with botanical description, habitat and distribution, and photo gallery.
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