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Radicchio Succession Planting Program
Radicchio, or Italian chicory (Cichorium intybus) and comes in a number of distinct types. Each type has its own growth habit and timing, so growing several spreads the harvest through the year. Use the transplant and harvest windows in the chart, along with days to maturity, to put together a lineup that keeps you cutting for months.
When to Transplant and Harvest Each Radicchio Variety |
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| 'Fiero' | |||||||||||||||||||
| 'Virtus' | |||||||||||||||||||
| 'Stella Rosa' | |||||||||||||||||||
| 'Luna Rossa' | |||||||||||||||||||
How the Radicchio Varieties Compare |
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| Variety | Radicchio type | Days to harvest | Note | |
| 'Giorgione' | Castelfranco variegated | 50 days | Early, compact, dense pear-shaped heads with red-to-pink speckled leaves that vary from plant to plant. Traditional bitterness offset by sweetness. Open-pollinated; conventional seed. | |
| 'Bel Fiore' | Lusia variegated | 52 days | Heads spotted deep red and pink, for harvest in any season. Open-pollinated; conventional seed. | |
| 'Perseo' | Chioggia (round) | 55 days | Very early, with smaller heads suited to close spacing. Open-pollinated; conventional seed. | |
| 'Speeder' | Chioggia (round) | 60 days | Dependable, heavy yields of full-size heads in strong red-purple. | |
| 'Indigo' | Chioggia (round) | 65 days | Very uniform, with strong yield potential for summer harvest. Hybrid; conventional seed, or conventional seed with NOP-compliant pelleting. | |
| 'Leonardo' | Chioggia (round) | 65 days | Uniform, dense, bright purple heads for harvest in fall and winter. Hybrid; organic or conventional seed. | |
| 'Fiero' | Treviso (tall) | 66 days | Fits every growing season. Hybrid; organic or conventional seed. | |
| 'Virtus' | Sugarloaf (pan di zucchero) | 68 days | Can be grown all season, though it does best in spring and fall. Hybrid; organic seed. | |
| 'Stella Rosa' | Verona type | 115 days | Needs short days and cold weather to develop its pink color. | |
| 'Luna Rossa' | Costarossa | 120 days | In the North, time it for late-fall harvest; in the South, grow it in winter or overwinter it. | |
Radicchio Varieties Side by Side
