CHICORY - ROSSA DI VERONA, organic seeds, heirloom
Cichorium intybus L.
Lettuce of original colour, shape and taste. Produces heads weighing 600–800 grams with crispy leaves. Can be consumed fresh, mixed with other lettuce, gives them a slightly savoury taste. Italian Heirloom.Grown for summer, autumn harvest. This heirloom chicory is similar to lettuce but with a more distinct flavour. Use in salads or cooked, it produces deep red, heart shaped, white veined leaves wrapped tightly around one another to form a solid, round head. Tender and crunchy leaves have a slightly bitter, sharp flavour which mellows when grilled or treated with a hot oil dressing.
Packet 715 seeds
