Blue Wildflwer
by Arlene Carmel
Title
Blue Wildflwer
Artist
Arlene Carmel
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This beautiful blue wildflower, Chicorium intybus, was captured growing beside a stone bridge in Northern Virginia.
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The cultivated chicory plant has a history reaching back to ancient Egyptian time. Medieval monks raised the plants and when coffee was introduced to Europe, the Dutch thought that chicory made a lively addition to the bean drink. Root chicory has been cultivated in Europe as a coffee substitute.
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In the United States chicory root has long been used as a substitute for coffee in prisons. By the 1840s, the port of New Orleans was the second largest importer of coffee (after New York). Louisianans began to add chicory root to their coffee when Union naval blockades during the American Civil War cut off the port of New Orleans, thereby creating a long-standing tradition.
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June 27th, 2013
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Jeannie Rhode Photography
Arlene, Congratulations on your Feature in WFS ! Nice colors in this Image.
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