Tenacious chicory

The beautiful hedges of chicory are blooming everywhere this time of year. Sturdy enough to survive Iowa winters and to thrive beside dusty gravel roads, they are part of the charm of the Midwestern United States.

[lisa]

they are in full force here as well. love to see them along the road.

[Valerie Chesney]

Beautiful, such a pretty shade of blue.

[Peter Day]

They look very nice.

[Beryl Lloyd]

A beautiful shade of blue !

[Jackie Bailey]

Very pretty, great colour

[sally agnew]

I love the blue :)

[Allie]

Linda, I love chicory coffee, but had never seen the plant. Just beautiful. I love hardy plants.

[vstap]

Great color and perspective.

[cmewander]

wonderful! makes me miss the midwest a little :)

[Anna]

Beautiful purple flowers!

[Stephanie Swift]

I love chicory. It grows around here, but not as plentifully as this. Lovely light, colour and comp, fav for me.

[PhotoCrazy]

Must be lovely!

[Carolyn]

How charming! We don't have anything like that here. We saw a little bit of it on our drive to Ohio.

[Kathy]

LOVE this!! Love the corn fields too!! I lived in Minnesota when I was younger and remember these roads all too well!! Brings back wonderful memories!!! The chicory is stunning and brightens up everything!! FAV!

[Hilary]

Lovely colour leading through the image..

[Yeshanghai]

Beautiful capture with great POV and colors

[Carol Wiseman]

What a great flower. Quite rare here. It makes a stunning display :)

[Taffy]

Great scene -- love the way the road goes on and on.

[Gena Pegg]

Lovely pov....great way to line the highway.