These cheerful sky-blue flowers are everywhere from summer into fall, but they are no less delightful for being common. These were blooming along the Montour Trail in Moon Township.

For a description of the species, see the Cichorium intybus reference page.

Chicory is almost always blue, but like many blue flowers it can sometimes appear in a pink or white form. This pure-white Chicory was growing in a cemetery in Etna.

For a fuller description, see the Cichorium intybus reference page.

Also known by the much more poetical name “Blue Sailors,” but we must admit we have never heard that name used in Pittsburgh. Chicory is everywhere along the roadside and in vacant lots; this plant was blooming by the side of Saw Mill Run Boulevard not far from the Liberty Tunnels.

For a fuller description, see the Cichorium intybus reference page.