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Asteraceae
Botanical name : Cichorium intybus Common name : Chicory, Raddichio, Blue Dandelion, Belgian Endive, Italian Dandelion, Witlof, Witloof Growing for seed Chicory needs a period of cold to initiate flowering. It can then continue to flower over many months. As it…
Botanical name : Cichorium endiva Common name : Endive, Curly endive, Frisée, Broad-leaf endive, Escarole Images Growing for seed As endive flowers are pollinated before they are fully open there is little chance of them being pollinated by other Cichorium species.…
Botanical name : Cynara cardunculus Synonyms : Cynara scolymus Common name : Globe artichoke, cardoon, artichoke Images Growing for seed When growing for seed the flower heads of globe artichoke cannot be harvested for eating, neither can the stalks of cardoons.…
Botanical name : Lactuca sativa Synonyms : Common name : Lettuce, Romaine lettuce, Cos lettuce, open-hearted lettuce, crisp-head lettuce Images Growing for seed As lettuce plants grow a significant flower stalk, spacing them 30 to 40 cm apart will give…
Botanical name : Taraxacum officinale Synonyms : Common name : Dandelion
Botanical name : Glebionis coronaria Synonyms : Common name : Garland Chrysanthemum, Shungiku, Chop Suey Greens, Japanese Greens, Crown Daisy
Botanical name : Scorzonera hispanica Synonyms : Common name : Scorzonera _box title=”Summary Information” radius=”10″] Easy/Intermediate/Challenge Lifecycle: (annual or biennial or perennial) Pollination: (self, insect, wind, multiple) Mating system: short description, including flower type (perfect, monoecious, dioecious etc) Suggested spacing:…
Botanical name : Helianthus tuberosa Synonyms : Common name : Jerusalem Artichoke, Sunchoke