WILD FLOWERS 030
Cichorium intybus
Chicory · Ċikorja
A playful little blue sprite, with nowhere particular to go.
| Series | Wild Flowers of Malta |
| Encounter | 16 Nov 2025 · Triq il-Forti Manoel, Gżira, Malta |
| Created | 2026 |
| Medium | Digital painting |
| Dimensions | Adjustable |
About the Plant
Known locally as Ċikwejra, this indigenous perennial grows along Malta’s roadsides, field margins and disturbed ground. Its clear blue flower heads appear from late summer well into autumn, each lasting only a day.
* Botanical information referenced from Stephen Mifsud’s Online Flora of the Maltese Islands ( MaltaWildPlants.com ).
Available as a signed archival pigment print