Escarole 'Cornet de Bordeaux'

Escarole 'Cornet de Bordeaux' is a classic French endive cultivar, forming large, attractive, upright hearts of broad, pale green leaves. It offers a wonderfully crisp texture and a characteristic mild bitterness, adding complexity to salads. This robust salad green typically reaches 30-40cm in height and spread. It is best grown for late summer and autumn harvesting in the UK, as cooler temperatures enhance its quality. 'Cornet de Bordeaux' thrives in full sun to partial shade and prefers fertile, well-drained soil. Tying up the outer leaves a few weeks before harvest can 'blanch' the inner leaves, making them more tender and less bitter.

Sun: Full sun to partial shade.

Soil: Fertile, well-drained soil.

Hardiness: H4 — down to −10°C.

Flowering: Jul, Aug, Sep.