The Living Forest (335) : Wild Chicory
Wild Chicory is a plant with bright blue flowers, native to Europe and widely naturalized in North America and Australia.
Chicory is also cultivated by farmers for the food industry.
It is grown for its leaves (appreciated in certain cuisines of Italy, Spain, Greece and Turkey) but also for the bitter roots, which are used as a coffee substitute (similar to dandelion coffee).
Dutch name : Wilde chicorei
German name : Gemeine Wegwarte
Latin name : Cichorium intybus
Vitória Castelo Santos 10/09/2015 23:15
WONDERFUL!!s. sabine krause 10/09/2015 10:26
what an amazing plant this is! guess what, there's a tall specimen growing in our front yard, snug against the fir trees. we admired it all summer. one morning it was all in bloom, the next it looked all dead again. so strange, how the blossoms randomly appear to open and close, while gradually blooming their way up all the way to the top of the plant! never knew that it was wild chicory, though! as they say, you live and learn… ; ) great, how you "directed" the light in this shot! the delicate details of the sky-blue blossoms – beautiful!! greetings, sabine.archiek 09/09/2015 3:43
Lovely photo of the flowers of the Wild Chicory. Good documentation.Best Regards,
Archie
irminsul 08/09/2015 22:28
...sie wird immer übersehen...und ist doch so apart ...
LG Jörg
MAURICE CLEGG 08/09/2015 22:08
such a beautiful blue, the dappled light is perfect.regards, Maurice.
Angelika El. 08/09/2015 21:57
Ihre Blüten sind immer wieder herrlich anzusehen! Die schönen Blautöne und sie zarten Gebilde in der Blütenmitte!
Hast sie in feinem Licht aufgenommen!
LG! a.
Pierre LAVILLE 08/09/2015 21:00
Superbe !!+++++++++
Amitiés . Bonne soirée.
Pierre
emen49 08/09/2015 15:47
Feines Licht, schöne Farben...Richtig gut Deine Aufnahme!
Viele Grüße
Marianne
Anita Jarzombek-Krauledies 08/09/2015 15:08
Eine wunderschöne Blüte!!!! Macht sich hervorragend vor dem abgedunkelten Hintergrund.Viele Grüße Anita
Alfred Schultz 08/09/2015 13:50
I love it how you always getthe perfect light.
Greetings - A.
Diana V. P. 08/09/2015 13:49
Das Licht ist mal wieder genial eingesetzt... eine fantastische Aufnahme!!Liebe Grüße
Diana
Eva GD 08/09/2015 13:09
Wonderful light and superbe picture ...!!Regards
Eva
Wolfgang Bazer 08/09/2015 12:55
Fantastisch in diesem Licht!LG Wolfgang
Bernhard Kuhlmann 08/09/2015 10:01
Sehr schön sieht die Wegwarte in dem hellen Licht aus !Gruß Bernd
Traudel Clemens 08/09/2015 9:39
In ihrem schönsten Blau zeigst Du die zarten Blüten.LG Traudel