Chicory

Boulder Blue Fescue

About Chicory and Boulder Blue Fescue

Chicory

Boulder Blue Fescue

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs, Vegetable

Grass

1.3 Origin

Mediterranean

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, Asia

1.4 Types

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

Blue fescue, Large Blue fescue

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

10NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Grassland, Mediterranean region, Wild

Moist Soils, Rocky areas, Well Drained

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-94-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

8 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

3.00 cm30.50 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

1.50 cm25.40 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Applicable

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Blue Green, Gray

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Blue Green, Gray

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Blue Green, Tan, Gray

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblong

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Part sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer

Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Requires regular watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loamy, Sandy

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Part sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Apply 10-10-10 amount

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Loopers, Root rot, Viruses, Worms

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Birds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Ground Cover

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Provides ground cover

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root

Flowers, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as an ingredient in coffee

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Not Available

Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Cichorium intybus

FESTUCA glauca 'Boulder Blue'

7.2 Common Name

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

Blue Fescue, Boulder Blue Fescue

7.2.1 In Hindi

कासनी

Boulder Blue Fescue

7.2.2 In German

Chicoree

Boulder Blau -Schwingel

7.2.3 In French

chicorée

Boulder bleu fétuque

7.2.4 In Spanish

achicoria

Boulder azul de la hierba festuca

7.2.5 In Greek

ραδίκι

Boulder μπλε γρασίδι φεστούκα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

chicória

Boulder Blue Grass festuca

7.2.7 In Polish

cykoria

Boulder niebieskie trawy kostrzewy

7.2.8 In Latin

pancratium

Hyacintho herba, lapidem fescue

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Cichorium

Festuca

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Cichorieae

Poeae

8.9 Subfamily

Cichorioideae

Pooideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA61

1 27800

Properties of Chicory and Boulder Blue Fescue

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

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Season and Care of Chicory and Boulder Blue Fescue

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

Chicory and Boulder Blue Fescue Physical Information

Chicory and Boulder Blue Fescue physical information is very important for comparison. Chicory height is 3.00 cm and width 1.50 cm whereas Boulder Blue Fescue height is 30.50 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Chicory and Boulder Blue Fescue are as follows:

Chicory flower color: Blue
Chicory leaf color: Green
Boulder Blue Fescue flower color: Not Available
Boulder Blue Fescue leaf color: Blue Green and Gray

Care of Chicory and Boulder Blue Fescue

Care of Chicory and Boulder Blue Fescue include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. 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 and Boulder Blue Fescue pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Chicory needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Boulder Blue Fescue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.