About Chicory

Chicory

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs, Vegetable

1.3 Origin

Mediterranean

1.4 Types

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

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

Rank: 82 (Overall) ▶

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Grassland, Mediterranean region, Wild

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

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

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

3.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

1.50 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Applicable

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

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

2.4 Thorns

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14% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Part sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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28% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

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

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loamy, Sandy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Part 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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Loopers, Root rot, Viruses, Worms

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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88% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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35% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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19% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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40% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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12% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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14% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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11% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.4 Showy Foliage

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53% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.5 Showy Bark

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15% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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4% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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48% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

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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63% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as an ingredient in coffee

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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31% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Not Available

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Cichorium intybus

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

7.2.1 In Hindi

कासनी

7.2.2 In German

Chicoree

7.2.3 In French

chicorée

7.2.4 In Spanish

achicoria

7.2.5 In Greek

ραδίκι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

chicória

7.2.7 In Polish

cykoria

7.2.8 In Latin

pancratium

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

8.6 Genus

Cichorium

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Cichorieae

8.9 Subfamily

Cichorioideae

8.10 Number of Species

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

1 27800

Properties of Chicory

Want to know the properties of Chicory? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Chicory is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Not Available. Chicory Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: Cancer, Digestive disorders, Inflammation, Liver problems and Stomach pain
Part of plant used: Leaves and Root

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

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Chicory Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Chicory. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Chicory physical information is as follows: 3.00 cm tall and 1.50 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Oblong. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: Blue
Leaf color: Green

Care of Chicory

Taking Chicory Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Chicory include pruning, which should be done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune prior to new growth, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Part sun for its proper growth.

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Season and care of Chicory

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Chicory is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Chicory is a very important plant from Perennial Flowers. There are 10 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Belgian Endive, Red Belgian Endive, Curly Endive (a.k.a. Frisee), Escarole, Radicchio (Chioggia) and Radicchio (Chioggia). This plant's habitat is Grassland, Mediterranean region and Wild and it comes in the hardiness zone 3-9. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.