Light
Full sun in an open position.
Learn how to care for your green friend
Italian Dandelion Endive
Cichorium intybus · Italian Dandelion Endive
Vegetables · Planned variety
Meet your green friend.
Italian Dandelion is a leafy chicory with dark green notched leaves.
A space where it can thrive
Grow as a cultivated garden crop in a bed or suitably sized container. The illustrated nursery pot is a presentation, not a recommendation for the mature plant’s root space.
Ask about availabilityAvailability, size, pot and price will be confirmed in store. Pictures illustrate the plant type.
Studio illustration. Appearance varies with age, variety and growing conditions.
Your care routine
Watering
Maintain consistent moisture for tender leaves and reduced bitterness.
Soil & drainage
Fertile, well-drained soil that stays cool.
Temperature
Plan sowing for the crop’s preferred season. Protect young plants and containers from severe frost; local conditions affect timing.
Planting
Sow or transplant for a cool-season harvest, leaving space for full leaf rosettes.
Harvest
Pick outer leaves or cut a mature rosette, depending on the type.
Through the seasons
Heat encourages bolting and bitterness. Autumn sowings often make better quality leaves than hot summer crops.
When your plant needs help
- It is Cichorium intybus, not a lawn dandelion; cut leafy growth for regrowth and replace plants that bolt in heat.
Pets & little ones
This guide covers a cultivated garden crop. Confirm the identity and the edible part before harvesting; wash produce and keep unverified plants away from children and pets.
Grow with your neighbourhood store.
Independent, family-owned and right here in Uptown New Westminster. Browse before your visit and keep this guide handy at home.
Visit The Golden BazaarCare references
Guidance is a starting point. Adjust watering to your plant, pot, light and season; follow fertilizer labels and check outdoor cultivar hardiness.