The two most common types grown in vegetable gardens are attractive red-leafed radicchio and witloof, a light green forcing chicory. Chicory seeds are commonly available in garden centers or online.

Chicory is available throughout the winter months. Choose chicory with crisp, fresh-looking leaves that are springy to the touch and tightly packed; there should be no sign of insect damage.

The result of a bizarre obsession with this red member of the chicory family, the publication is a photographic and material study of the striking plant.