Chicory

Chicory, Cichorium intybus, describes a group of perennial cultivated plants developed from wild chicory, a common plant of Europe, W. Asia, and Africa. The wild plant was also called succory (or ‘blue succory’ because it has blue flowers) in England in the past. The French and Italian names barbe de capucin and barbe di capuccino mean ‘Capuchin monk’s beard’.