Gourmet Flavor, Extended Growth Season!
High quality flavor on tight, self-blanching heads!
Genus: Cichorium
Species: endivia
Variety: Perlita
Item Form: (P) Pkt of 100 seeds
Days to Maturity: 90
Fruit Color: Green
Habit: Upright
Seeds Per Pack: 100
Plant Height: 5 in – 6 in
Plant Width: 5 in – 6 in
Additional Characteristics: Cool Season, Direct Sow, Easy Care Plants, Edible, Season Extenders
Foliage Color: Medium Green
Harvest Season: Early Fall, Early Summer, Late Fall, Late Summer, Mid Fall, Mid Summer
Light Requirements: Full Sun
Moisture Requirements: Moist, well-drained
Resistance: Heat Tolerant
Soil Tolerance: Normal, loamy
Uses: Beds, Containers, Cuisine, Foliage Interest, Outdoor
90 days from direct-sowing.
Welcome to the easiest Endive you will ever grow, not to mention the most delicious! Petlita is a German variety that takes the usual autumn harvest season and extends it backwards into summer. That’s right — you can sow this Endive from March through August, and harvest it from June through November! It gives you an entire second season of delectable eating.
The secret to Perlita’s success is bolt resistance. It will set heads no matter what the weather does, so you no longer have to wait for the cooler fall weather to enjoy top-quality, Batavian-style heads that self-blanch, remain tight even in heat, and offer flavorful broad-leafed foliage. The hearts are soft yellow-green, perfect for that tender bite, while the exterior leaves are richly flavored and full of succulent texture.
Perlita is very uniform as well. Harvest it when the heads reach about 5 to 6 inches high. If you sow the seed successively every week from mid-March through summer, you will enjoy fresh Endive for fully 6 months out of the year! Amazing, delicious, and reliable — that’s Perlita! Packet is 100 seeds.
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