Cichorium endivia 'Pancalieri'

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endive 'Pancalieri'

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An attractive, ornamental endive variety producing bulky heads with dark green, frizzy edged outer leaves and almost self-blanching, creamy white hearts. It can be cropped throughout the year with Winter protection and produces beautiful, bright, pale blue flowers if allowed to bolt. A great salad alternative

Position

Full sun, Partial shade

Soil Types

Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand

Max Height

0.1-0.5 metres

Max Spread

0.1-0.5 metres

Size

Time to Maturity
1 year
Max Spread
0.1-0.5 metres
Max Height
0.1-0.5 metres

Growing Conditions

Chalk Clay Loam Sand
Moisture
Moist but well–drained
pH
Acid or Alkaline or Neutral

Position

Full sun Partial shade
Aspect
East–facing or North–facing or South–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Sheltered
Hardiness

Hardiness Ratings

All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets

  • H1A: under glass all year (>15C)
  • H1B: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
  • H1C: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
  • H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
  • H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
  • H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
  • H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
  • H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
  • H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20)
H3

Colour & Scent

Season Stem Flower Foliage Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Botanical Details

Family
Asteraceae
Native to GB/Ireland
No
Foliage
Deciduous
Habit
Bushy
Genus
Cichorium can be annual or perennial plants with loosely branched stems bearing toothed or pinnately lobed leaves and dandelion-like, usually blue flowers which close by early afternoon, in summer
Name Status
Unresolved

How to Grow

Cultivation

Grow in light, fertile, rich soil in cool conditions. Sow seed between April and August for a Summer or Autumn harvest. May bolt if sown too early in Spring or soil is dry - keep moist. See RHS GYO advice profile on Endive for further information

Propagation

Propagate by seed. See sowing vegetable seeds

Pruning

No pruning required

Pests

Generally pest-free. May be susceptible to slugs and snails on young shoots

Diseases

Generally disease-free