Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Shrubs, Vegetable
Epiphyte
Origin
Mediterranean
Mexico, Central America
Types
Belgian Endive, Red Belgian Endive, Curly Endive (a.k.a. Frisee), Escarole, Radicchio (Chioggia) and Radicchio (Chioggia)
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Number of Varieties
1030
0
40000
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Habitat
Grassland, Mediterranean region, Wild
Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-910-13
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
12-8
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
H2, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
3.00 cm25.40 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
1.50 cm35.60 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Blue
Orange, Yellow green, Gold, Light Green
Flower Color Modifier
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-
Fruit Color
Brown
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Part sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Loamy, Sandy
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The pH of Soil
Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
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Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
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Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
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 watering in the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Consistently
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
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Soil Type
Loamy, Sandy
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Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Part sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Prune prior to new growth, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Prune ocassionally
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in summer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Loopers, Root rot, Viruses, Worms
Black Spot, Scale
Plant Tolerance
Drought
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Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
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Allergy
-
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Bouquets, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
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-
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
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Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cancer, Digestive disorders, Inflammation, Liver problems, Stomach pain
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Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root
Bulbs, Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Used as an ingredient in coffee
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
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Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical
Botanical Name
Cichorium intybus
LYCASTE cochleata
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
Lycaste Orchid, Shell-shaped Anther Lycaste
In Hindi
कासनी
Lycaste Orchid
In German
Chicoree
Lycaste Orchidee
In French
chicorée
Lycaste orchidée
In Spanish
achicoria
Lycaste orquídea
In Greek
ραδίκι
Lycaste ορχιδέα
In Portuguese
chicória
Lycaste orquídea
In Polish
cykoria
Lycaste orchidea
In Latin
pancratium
braemii orchid
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Asterales
Asparagales
Family
Asteraceae
Orchidaceae
Genus
Cichorium
Lycaste
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Cichorieae
Maxillarieae
Subfamily
Cichorioideae
Epidendroideae
Number of Species
8531
1
27800
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