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Sign up freeCichorium intybus (Sugarloaf)
vegetable
Bees
Bumblebees
Butterflies
Pest controlPan di Zucchero — green cone-shaped chicory. Self-blanching — inner leaves stay tender and mildly bitter. Very cold-hardy. Autumn/winter crop.
🐛 Prone to: Aphids.
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
Cichorium intybus (Puntarelle)
vegetableA fellow Asteraceae — similar growing habits to Sugarloaf Chicory
