• Common name : Endive (Salad Greens)/Escarole
• Scientific name : Cichoriumendivia
• Family : Compositae/Asteraceae
• Native land : Egypt, Europe
It is an edible annual leafy plant. Endive grows as a loose head or rosette of leaves that are extremely curled and serrated. The plant requires rich light, well-drained, unshaded soil. When sown late in the season, it behaves as a biennial. In cultivation, the endive leaves are sometimes tied together in such a way that light cannot strike them. This causes the leaves to become blanched (turn white), removing the bitter taste of the green leaf. There are two main varieties: one with narrow, curled leaves; the other with broad, ragged leaves. The broad-leaved variety is also called escarole.
