Endive di Ruffec (Cichorium endivia)

Named for a town in southwestern France, this frisee-type endive adds pizazz to salad mixes. A highly prolific heirloom, Endive di Ruffec produces large heads with heavily frilled green leaves and yellow hearts. 250 seeds minimum Germination: 7-14 days Maturity: 80-85 days Direct sow 1/2\” deep in full sun/partial shade as soon as soil can be worked and again in late summer for a fall harvest. Space plants 8 apart.