Aconitum

Chicory

About Aconitum and Chicory

Aconitum

Chicory

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants, Perennial

Flowering Plants, Shrubs, Vegetable

Origin

Mediterranean

Types

Yellow Monkshood, Carmichael's Monkshood, Kamchatka Aconite

Belgian Endive, Red Belgian Endive, Curly Endive (a.k.a. Frisee), Escarole, Radicchio (Chioggia) and Radicchio (Chioggia)

Number of Varieties

25010

0 40000

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Habitat

low mountains

Grassland, Mediterranean region, Wild

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-83-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-1

Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

130.00 cm3.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

80.00 cm1.50 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Blue, Violet

Blue

Flower Color Modifier

Fruit Color

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Upright

Oblong

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Fall, Summer

Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Part sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Moist

Loamy, Sandy

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Fall, Late Summer

Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Divison

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral

Soil Type

Average, Moist

Loamy, Sandy

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Partial Sun

Full Sun, Part sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune prior to new growth, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Citrus leaf miner, Leaf spot, Mealy bugs, Mites, Rust, Verticillium Wilt

Aphids, Loopers, Root rot, Viruses, Worms

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Bold

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees

Butterflies

Allergy

breathing problems, Nausea, Rapid Heartbeat, Sweating, Vomiting, weakness

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Gout, Heart problems, Inflammation, Joint pain, Kidney problems, Nerve pain, Wounds

Cancer, Digestive disorders, Inflammation, Liver problems, Stomach pain

Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Leaves, Root

Other Uses

Used in herbal medicines

Used as an ingredient in coffee

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Cutflower, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Aconitum variegatum

Cichorium intybus

Common Name

Aconite, Monkshood, Wolf's bane, Leopard's bane, Mousebane, Women's bane, Devil's helmet, Queen of all Poisons, or Blue rocket

Blue daisy, blue dandelion, blue sailors, blue weed, bunk, coffeeweed, cornflower, hendibeh, horseweed, ragged sailors, succory, wild bachelor's buttons, and wild endive

In Hindi

बच्छनाभ

कासनी

In German

Eisenhut

Chicoree

In French

aconit

chicorée

In Spanish

acónito

achicoria

In Greek

monkshood

ραδίκι

In Portuguese

Aconitum

chicória

In Polish

tojad

cykoria

In Latin

aconitum

pancratium

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ranunculales

Asterales

Family

Ranunculaceae

Asteraceae

Genus

Aconitum

Cichorium

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Delphinieae

Cichorieae

Subfamily

Cichorioideae

Number of Species

25085

1 27800

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Properties of Aconitum and Chicory

Wondering what are the properties of Aconitum and Chicory? We provide you with everything About Aconitum and Chicory. Aconitum doesn't have thorns and Chicory doesn't have thorns. Also Aconitum does not have fragrant flowers. Aconitum has allergic reactions like breathing problems, Nausea, Rapid Heartbeat, Sweating, Vomiting and weakness and Chicory has allergic reactions like breathing problems, Nausea, Rapid Heartbeat, Sweating, Vomiting and weakness. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Aconitum and Chicory and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Aconitum and Chicory

Season and care of Aconitum and Chicory is important to know. While considering everything about Aconitum and Chicory Care, growing season is an essential factor. Aconitum season is Fall and Summer and Chicory season is Fall and Summer. The type of soil for Aconitum is Moist and for Chicory is Loamy, Sandy while the PH of soil for Aconitum is and for Chicory is Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral.

Aconitum and Chicory Physical Information

Aconitum and Chicory physical information is very important for comparison. Aconitum height is 130.00 cm and width 80.00 cm whereas Chicory height is 3.00 cm and width 1.50 cm. The color specification of Aconitum and Chicory are as follows:

Aconitum flower color: Blue and Violet
Aconitum leaf color: Green
Chicory flower color: Blue
Chicory leaf color: Green

Care of Aconitum and Chicory

Care of Aconitum and Chicory include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Aconitum pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Chicory pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune prior to new growth, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads. In summer Aconitum needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Chicory needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.