Radicchio, Orchidea

65 days. Semi-open rosette shaped heads with some variation in red and green variegation, speckling and tones. Good bittersweet taste. Bitterness disappears when leaves are steeped in ice water for a few minutes. Good planted any time spring through fall. Very winter hardy and sweeter after frost. Pick as heads or as “cut-&-come-again” leaf. Mentioned by Joy Larkcom in her seminal book Salads the Year Round (1980). Heritage type originating in Italy, given to The Seed Ambassadors Project by Ingrid Matthes, of the German Seed Savers (VEN).

1 g packet ≈ 400 seeds. $3.00