Chicory Dickory Dock. The serrated orange spheres in this image are pollen grains, snug within the anther of a chicory flower. According to European folklore, chicory flowers can open locked doors or ...

Chicory flowers are bright blue, pink, or white. You may see them along roadsides in summers and in wilderness areas. The leaves of chicory look somewhat similar to those of a dandelion, ...

Chicory coffee is a drink made from roasted, gound, and brewed chicory root. It’s believed to have first been used during a coffee shortage in France in the 1800s, but it remains popular around ...

Chicory is the common blue wildflower of summer. It will only give up pride of place when the asters of fall begin to bloom. I consider chicory very attractive, even ...

Chicory (Cichorium intybus) and endive (Cichorium endivia) are closely related bitter leaves that I wouldn’t be without. Think of them as the olives of the salad world. Our sweetened palates make them ...

These flowers open in the morning and close later that same day. Common chicory, or wild chicory, is native to Africa, Asia ...

Flowers like dandelion, thistle (Cirsium sp.), poppy (Papaver rhoeas) and chicory (Cichoriu intybus) grow taproots which penetrate deep into the ground and help them survive harsh conditions, such ...

Sandra Knapp’s “Flower Day,” evocatively illustrated in black and white by Katie Scott, describes 24 flowers, one for each hour. Grab a Copy Flower Day: A Story of 24 Hours and 24 Floral Lives ...