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Brighteyes

Reichardia

Brighteyes
Photo: Xemenendura, CC BY-SA 4.0

Reichardia is a genus of Mediterranean and western Asian daisy-family plants, commonly called brighteyes; this entry covers the genus generally, with Reichardia picroides as the species people sometimes eat. Grow it as a tough, sun-loving herb in dry, well-drained soil.

Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly; let the soil dry out between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, poor to average soil; sandy or gritty mixes suit it.
Temperature
10–25 °C; tolerates mild frost, protect from hard freezes.
How easy
Easy
Safety
Not known to be toxic
Edible
Yes, some parts

About

Reichardia is a genus of plants in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae native to the Mediterranean and western Asia. In Crete, Greece the leaves and tender shoots of a variety of Reichardia picroides called galatsida (γαλατσίδα) are eaten raw, boiled, cooked in steam or browned with olive oil by the locals. Brighteyes is a common name for plants in this genus.

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Other Reichardia plants

False sowthistle

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Reichardia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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