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Sign up freeCichorium endivia var. latifolia
vegetable
Bees
Bumblebees
Butterflies
Pest controlBroad-leaved endive with smooth pale leaves. Less bitter than frisée. Excellent in Italian soups. Tie outer leaves to blanch heart.
🐛 Prone to: Aphids, Leaf miners.
Attract Hoverflies, Lacewings, Ladybirds, Parasitic wasps to keep them in check — plant African Marigold, Angelica and Anise nearby.
🌼 Beneficial companion — draws Hoverflies, Ladybirds, Lacewings that help control Aphids, Whitefly, Thrips, Spider mites on neighbouring plants.
Moist, fertile, well-draining
Glebionis coronaria
vegetableA fellow Asteraceae — similar growing habits to Escarole
