Chicory

Gillyflower

About Chicory and Gillyflower

Chicory

Gillyflower

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs, Vegetable

Herbaceous Perennial

Origin

Mediterranean

Northwestern United States, California, Canada

Types

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

Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock

Number of Varieties

1075

0 40000

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Habitat

Grassland, Mediterranean region, Wild

Cultivated Beds

USDA Hardiness Zone

3-95-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12 - 1

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

Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

3.00 cm38.10 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

1.50 cm20.30 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Blue

Light Blue, Lavender, Blue Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oblong

Oblanceolate , Ovate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Part sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Summer

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

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

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral

Slightly Acidic

Soil Type

Loamy, Sandy

Sandy

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Part sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Loopers, Root rot, Viruses, Worms

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

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

Medium

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Expectorant, Stomachic

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root

Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod

Other Uses

Used as an ingredient in coffee

Used as a dye

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Cichorium intybus

Matthiola incana

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 Thimble Flower, Field Gilia, Gillyflower

In Hindi

कासनी

gillyflower

In German

Chicoree

Garten-Levkoje

In French

chicorée

Gillyflower

In Spanish

achicoria

Gillyflower

In Greek

ραδίκι

Gillyflower

In Portuguese

chicória

Matthiola incana

In Polish

cykoria

Gillyflower

In Latin

pancratium

Matthiola incana

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Capparales

Family

Asteraceae

Polemoniaceae

Genus

Cichorium

Gilia

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Cichorieae

Gilieae

Subfamily

Cichorioideae

Polemonioideae

Number of Species

8525

1 27800

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Properties of Chicory and Gillyflower

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

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Season and Care of Chicory and Gillyflower

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

Chicory and Gillyflower Physical Information

Chicory and Gillyflower physical information is very important for comparison. Chicory height is 3.00 cm and width 1.50 cm whereas Gillyflower height is 38.10 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Chicory and Gillyflower are as follows:

Chicory flower color: Blue
Chicory leaf color: Green
Gillyflower flower color: Light Blue, Lavender and Blue Violet
Gillyflower leaf color: Green

Care of Chicory and Gillyflower

Care of Chicory and Gillyflower 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 Gillyflower pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Chicory needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Gillyflower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.