Chicory

Southern Shield Fern

About Chicory and Southern Shield Fern

Chicory

Southern Shield Fern

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs, Vegetable

Fern

1.3 Origin

Mediterranean

North America

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

Damp shady woods, Wet ground, Wet lands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-9

7-10

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12-8

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

Arching/Fountain-shaped

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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3.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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1.50 cm

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60.00 cm

Rank: 96 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue

Non Flowering Plant

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Applicable

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Bronze

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

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2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblong

Pinnate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Part sun

Full Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Poorly Drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer

Fall, Spring, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

From Rhizomes

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

Water Deeply, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases, Water occasionally, Water slowly, and allow to dry completely between soakings

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

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loamy, Sandy

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Poorly Drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Part sun

Full Shade, Partial shade

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 branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Loopers, Root rot, Viruses, Worms

Leaf curl, Leaf rust, Red blotch, Scale, Scale insects

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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None

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

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Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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19% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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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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14% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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11% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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53% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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97% Fern Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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15% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Bog Garden, Borders

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

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6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

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6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root

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6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as an ingredient in coffee

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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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Groundcover, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Cichorium intybus

THELYPTERIS kunthii

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

Kunth's maiden fern, southern shield fern, maiden ferns

7.2.1 In Hindi

कासनी

Southern Shield Fern

7.2.2 In German

Chicoree

Southern Shield Fern

7.2.3 In French

chicorée

Southern Shield Fern

7.2.4 In Spanish

achicoria

Southern Shield Fern

7.2.5 In Greek

ραδίκι

Southern Shield Fern

7.2.6 In Portuguese

chicória

Southern Shield Fern

7.2.7 In Polish

cykoria

Southern Shield Fern

7.2.8 In Latin

pancratium

Southern Shield Fern

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Angiosperms

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Polypodiopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

Polypodiales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Thelypteridaceae

8.6 Genus

Cichorium

Thelypteris

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

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8.8 Tribe

Cichorieae

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8.9 Subfamily

Cichorioideae

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8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Chicory and Southern Shield Fern

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

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Season and Care of Chicory and Southern Shield Fern

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

Chicory and Southern Shield Fern Physical Information

Chicory and Southern Shield Fern physical information is very important for comparison. Chicory height is 3.00 cm and width 1.50 cm whereas Southern Shield Fern height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Chicory and Southern Shield Fern are as follows:

Chicory flower color: Blue
Chicory leaf color: Green
Southern Shield Fern flower color: Non Flowering Plant
Southern Shield Fern leaf color: Light Green

Care of Chicory and Southern Shield Fern

Care of Chicory and Southern Shield Fern 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 Southern Shield Fern 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 Southern Shield Fern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.