It is a big plant with an erect bearing.   A plant with long narrow green  leaves with white veins and irregular margins.  During  winter , new tasty buds called "puntarelle" (small tips)  grow in the head. These "puntarelle"  are fairly large but short.  The small tips are numerous and they form a compact sort of pine cone. Semina: It  needs be planted during summer  and for best results it should be planted in July.  Transplantation takes place one month after the seeding process, at a distance of 40 cm between the rows and 30 cm on the row.