Adam's Needle

Chicory

About Adam's Needle and Chicory

Adam's Needle

Chicory

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants, Succulent

Flowering Plants, Shrubs, Vegetable

Origin

Southeastern United States

Mediterranean

Types

Golden Sword, Ivory Tower, Color Guard

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

Number of Varieties

1510

0 40000

👆🏻

Habitat

Dry areas, Hot climate regions

Grassland, Mediterranean region, Wild

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-103-9

0 99

👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

9-1

Sunset Zone

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

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

45.00 cm3.00 cm

0 3900

👆🏻

Minimum Width

60.00 cm1.50 cm

0 6350

👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Blue

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Several shades of Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Oblong

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Spring

Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Part sun

Growth Rate

Slow

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loamy, Sandy

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Late Summer, Summer

Summer

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do not let dry out between waterings

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

Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral

Soil Type

Loamy, Sandy

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Part sun

Pruning

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

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, Do not let fertilizers touch the leaves, Less fertilizing

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Bacterial Blight, Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot

Aphids, Loopers, Root rot, Viruses, Worms

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

✔ ✘

Flower Petal Number

Single, Double

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Birds, Butterflies, Flies

Butterflies

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root

Leaves, Root

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes

Used as an ingredient in coffee

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Container, Cottage garden

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Yucca filamentosa

Cichorium intybus

Common Name

Adam's needle, common yucca, Spanish bayonet, bear-grass, needle-palm, silk-grass, and spoon-leaf yucca

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

Adam's needle

कासनी

In German

Fädige Palmlilie

Chicoree

In French

Yucca filamentosa

chicorée

In Spanish

Yucca filamentosa

achicoria

In Greek

Adam's Needle

ραδίκι

In Portuguese

Adam's Needle

chicória

In Polish

Jukka karolińska

cykoria

In Latin

Adam's Needle

pancratium

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

Order

Liliales

Asterales

Family

Agavaceae

Asteraceae

Genus

Yucca

Cichorium

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Cichorieae

Subfamily

Agavoideae

Cichorioideae

Number of Species

3085

1 27800

👆🏻

Properties of Adam's Needle and Chicory

Wondering what are the properties of Adam's Needle and Chicory? We provide you with everything About Adam's Needle and Chicory. Adam's Needle doesn't have thorns and Chicory doesn't have thorns. Also Adam's Needle does not have fragrant flowers. Adam's Needle has allergic reactions like and Chicory has allergic reactions like . 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 Adam's Needle and Chicory and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Compare Flowering Plants » More

Adam's Needle and Mountain Cowslip

Adam's Needle and Phlox amplifolia

Adam's Needle and Phlox stansbury

» More Compare Flowering Plants

Season and Care of Adam's Needle and Chicory

Season and care of Adam's Needle and Chicory is important to know. While considering everything about Adam's Needle and Chicory Care, growing season is an essential factor. Adam's Needle season is Spring and Chicory season is Spring. The type of soil for Adam's Needle is Loam, Sand and for Chicory is Loamy, Sandy while the PH of soil for Adam's Needle is Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline and for Chicory is Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral.

Adam's Needle and Chicory Physical Information

Adam's Needle and Chicory physical information is very important for comparison. Adam's Needle height is 45.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Chicory height is 3.00 cm and width 1.50 cm. The color specification of Adam's Needle and Chicory are as follows:

Adam's Needle flower color: White
Adam's Needle leaf color: Green
Chicory flower color: Blue
Chicory leaf color: Green

Care of Adam's Needle and Chicory

Care of Adam's Needle and Chicory include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Adam's Needle pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts 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 Adam's Needle 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.