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Radicchio Cesare Seeds

Botanical Name: Cichorium intybus var. foliosum

Crisp compact heads for autumn and winter salads
Attractive red leaves with a pleasantly bitter flavour
Excellent for adding colour and crunch to cold-season meals

100 SeedsSKU: 14893

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£2.69

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Radicchio Cesare produces compact, lettuce-like heads of crisp leaves with the pleasantly bitter flavour that makes Italian radicchio such a useful kitchen ingredient. Harvest through autumn and winter to add colour, texture and a fresh bite to salads, or grill and roast the leaves to soften their bitterness and bring out their sweetness.

Key information

Botanical Name: Cichorium intybus var. foliosum

Genus: Radicchio

Plant Class: Hardy Annual

Characteristics & growing conditions

Plant Height: 30

Colour: Red

Habitat: Compact

Position: Full Sun and Partial Shade

Sow outdoors from mid-May-August, thinly, around 1.5cm deep in rows 30cm apart. Thin seedlings to approximately 20cm apart and keep well watered while establishing. Harvest September-February as the compact heads mature.

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