Chicory Flower Petals. 25072019 The wild chicory plant typically boasts a blue to purple flower but the petals can be either white or pink. To see and appreciate the beauty of common chicory you will have to get up early because by late afternoon the flowers close up for the rest of the day.
The stems are stiff and hairy reaching up to three feet tall. Each floret is a complete flower that consists of five fused petals note the five teeth at the outer margin a stamen tube and a pistil see diagram. Chicory flowers are approximately 4 cm.
On closer inspection an unfolding flower is made of curling toes and the petals of a rose reveal an eye lurking in the center.
The Tackstem has numerous little protrusions growing on its stem tacks whereas the Desert Chicory has a mostly smooth stem. 05072015 The petals of each flower are neatly squared off and notched in a delicate fashion. The leaves are stalked lanceolate and unlobed. Inches 4 centimeters in diameter.