TROPHY MAGNET CHICORY
Summary
Trophy Magnet® Chicory is an extremely palatable, highly nutritious perennial herb that will provide maximum attraction for a variety of wildlife. Trophy Magnet® Chicory is a deep taprooted perennial plant that is drought hardy and can tolerate repeated grazing from wildlife. Whitetail Deer, Turkey and other wildlife eagerly seek out the succulent leaves which are very high in protein and minerals, making Trophy Magnet® Chicory an excellent choice for your wildlife food plots. Chicory can be planted alone or in combination with other food plot species such clovers, brassicas, small grains or winter peas. Trophy Magnet® Chicory performs best in good soils with adequate moisture so keep this in mind when selecting your food plot site.
Plant Characteristics
Taxonomy
Zone
- Regional Growing Zone
- 1 - Northwest Coastal, 2 - California Coastal, 3 - Southern Mountain, 4 - Mountain, 5 - Midwest, 6 - Northeast Lakes, 7 - Great Lakes South, 8 - Appalacia, 9 - Southeast, 10 - South Florida, 11 - South Texas, 12 - Southwest
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zones
- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
- Temperature Zone
- Warm, Cool, Transitional
Plant Characteristics
- Height
- 12" - 24"
- Bloom Period
- Mid-Summer
- Bloom Color
- Blue
- Leaf Color
- Green
- Growing Cycle
- Perennial
- Sun Requirement
- Full Sun
Plant Information
- Planting Season
- Spring - Fall
- Plant Depth
- 0.25"
- Minimum Soil Temp for Germination
- 42° F
- Establishment
- Easy
Seed Information
- Seeds Per Pound
- 426,000
- Kingdom
- PLANTAE
- Subkingdom
- TRACHEOBIONTA
- Super Division
- SPERMATOPHYTA
- Division
- MAGNOLIOPHYTA
- Class
- MAGNOLIOPSIDA
- Subclass
- ASTERIDAE
- Order
- ASTERALES
- Family
- ASTERACEAE
- Genus
- CICHORIUM
- Species
- CICHORIUM INTYBUS