Chicory

Lamb's Lettuce

About Chicory and Lamb's Lettuce

Chicory

Lamb's Lettuce

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs, Vegetable

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

Mediterranean

Europe, Northern Africa, Asia

1.4 Types

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

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Grassland, Mediterranean region, Wild

Floodplains, Not Available, Shores of rivers or lakes

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-9

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1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12-1

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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Rosette/Stemless

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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3.00 cm

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7.60 cm

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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1.50 cm

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10.20 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue

White, Lavender

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

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblong

Elliptic to oblong

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

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3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Part sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

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 Spring, Spring

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, Pot

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

Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Medium, 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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Loopers, Root rot, Viruses, Worms

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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

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Butterflies, Flying insects, Insects, Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

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, Food for birds, Food for insects

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as an ingredient in coffee

Added to salads, Used As Food

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

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Edible, Herb, Vegetable

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Cichorium intybus

VALERIANELLA locusta

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

Mache, corn salad, common cornsalad, lamb's lettuce, fetticus, fieldsalat, nut lettuce, field salad,rapunzel

7.2.1 In Hindi

कासनी

Lamb's Lettuce

7.2.2 In German

Chicoree

Feldsalat

7.2.3 In French

chicorée

Mâche

7.2.4 In Spanish

achicoria

Miramores

7.2.5 In Greek

ραδίκι

Μαρούλι αρνιού

7.2.6 In Portuguese

chicória

Alface-de-cordeiro

7.2.7 In Polish

cykoria

Roszpunka

7.2.8 In Latin

pancratium

Lactuca agni

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

Dipsacales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Valerianaceae

8.6 Genus

Cichorium

Valerianella

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Cichorieae

Valerianeae

8.9 Subfamily

Cichorioideae

Valerianoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Chicory and Lamb's Lettuce

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

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Season and Care of Chicory and Lamb's Lettuce

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

Chicory and Lamb's Lettuce Physical Information

Chicory and Lamb's Lettuce physical information is very important for comparison. Chicory height is 3.00 cm and width 1.50 cm whereas Lamb's Lettuce height is 7.60 cm and width 10.20 cm. The color specification of Chicory and Lamb's Lettuce are as follows:

Chicory flower color: Blue
Chicory leaf color: Green
Lamb's Lettuce flower color: White and Lavender
Lamb's Lettuce leaf color: Green

Care of Chicory and Lamb's Lettuce

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