Chicory, Barba Di Cappuccino - Monks' Beard

Barba Di Cappuccino Mid-early.  Leaf Chicory.  Rustic tall plant with intense green leaves and bright borders.  Easy to cultivate.  Monks' Beard Chicory. Long thick stems which are white on the bottom and green above. Green leaves with serrated edges. 70-75 days. Best in Fall. Use in salads or cook. Space at 4 inches between plants, 8-10 inches between rows.  12-14" tall.   Sow: from May - August.   12 gram pack. Approximately 600-900 seeds per gram.    *Heritage Variety*

The Cappuccini are missionary monks and literally translated, this variety is called "Cappuccini" Friars Beard.
 
Many grew up with this fixed with chopped eggs, onions, (perhaps canned tuna) and great olive oil and vinegar. If you like bitter salad greens, this one's for you, although some also prepare it with red onion, salt, diced tomatoes, oil and lemon, which actually cuts some bitterness and enhances it beautifully. A favorite green salad and super nutritious. It grows like crazy,-use the younger shoots for salad,the old ones get chewy,good for chicken soup though. Grown in a 4' X 4' area there is enough for a salad every night from early July to Halloween, when the first frost hit. It grows like dandelion only without the flower so it doesn't spread to other parts of your(or the neighbors) yard.