Chicory (Cichorium intybus)
also known as common chicory, succory, coffee weed, blue sailors, blue daisy, blue dandelion, cornflower, hendibeh, horseweed, ragged sailors, and wild bachelor’s buttons.
This perennial herbaceous plant is known for its bright blue flowers, which may rarely white or pink. While not originally native to North America, it is considered naturalized because it is no harm to the new environments it is found in. It grows to between 10 and 40 in. tall.
Chicory is one of the oldest recorded plants in history. It may be used for salads, as a coffee substitute, as flavoring for stout beers or forage crop for livestock. As a medicine, it is good for eliminating intestinal worms when prepared correctly.