Irish Wildflowers - Chicory, Cichorium intybus, Siocaire

Photographs: Dunmanway, Co. Cork

Chicory
Cichorium intybus
Siocaire
Family: Asteraceae

Flowering time: July-October. Perennial. Introduced.

Leafy spikes of bright-blue, many-rayed flowers on short, thick stalks The basal leaves are short-stalked, lobed and toothed, the upper leaves lanceolate and clasping the stems. The erect, branched stems are grooved and can be more/less hairy. Height 40-100cm.

Scattered distribution in Ireland on roadsides, waste ground and rough grassland. Prefers calcareous soils and is most frequent in the south-east

Chicory, Cichorium intybus, Siocaire

Chicory, Cichorium intybus, Siocaire

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