Chicory

Chicory
Originally uploaded by paynehollow

I've not spotted chicory on the farm yet, but it is an everpresent reality in our part of the world, so I shouldn't be surprised were it to be present there somewhere.

Along with Queen Anne's Lace, Chicory is a frequent roadside weed growing everywhere along highways and in empty urban lots. Some use its roots to make a coffee, or so I'm told.

Chicory blooms its brilliant blue flowers from Mid-May through summer.