Cleome serrulata

Chicory

About Cleome serrulata and Chicory

Cleome serrulata

Chicory

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Herbs, Vegetable

Flowering Plants, Shrubs, Vegetable

Origin

South America, Argentina, Brazil

Mediterranean

Types

Skunk weed, Navajo spinach

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

Number of Varieties

1010

0 40000

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Habitat

foothill woods, open Woodlands, Prairies, Roadsides

Grassland, Mediterranean region, Wild

USDA Hardiness Zone

3-103-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

9-1

Sunset Zone

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, 24

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

Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

120.00 cm3.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

120.00 cm1.50 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Blue

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Small elliptic

Oblong

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Part sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Sand

Loamy, Sandy

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer

Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Cold climate

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Medium, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water occasionally

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

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral

Soil Type

Sandy, Well drained

Loamy, Sandy

Soil Drainage Capacity

Sandy, Well drained

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Part sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

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

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Insects, Leaf spot

Aphids, Loopers, Root rot, Viruses, Worms

Plant Tolerance

Cold climate

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

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Butterflies

Butterflies

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Landscape Designing

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for insects, Shelter for wildlife

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Fever

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

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Leaves, Root

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Making deodorants, Used as a dye, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Used as an ingredient in coffee

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Herb

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CLEOME hassleriana 'Helen Campbell'

Cichorium intybus

Common Name

Cleome, Spider Flower

Blue daisy, blue dandelion, blue sailors, blue weed, bunk, coffeeweed, cornflower, hendibeh, horseweed, ragged sailors, succory, wild bachelor's buttons, and wild endive

In Hindi

Cleome serrulata

कासनी

In German

Cleome serrulata

Chicoree

In French

Cleome serrulata

chicorée

In Spanish

serrulata cleome

achicoria

In Greek

Cleome serrulata

ραδίκι

In Portuguese

serrulata Cleome

chicória

In Polish

cleome serrulata

cykoria

In Latin

Cleome serrulata

pancratium

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Brassicales

Asterales

Family

Cleomaceae

Asteraceae

Genus

Cleome

Cichorium

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Cichorieae

Subfamily

Cichorioideae

Number of Species

17085

1 27800

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Properties of Cleome serrulata and Chicory

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

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Season and Care of Cleome serrulata and Chicory

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

Cleome serrulata and Chicory Physical Information

Cleome serrulata and Chicory physical information is very important for comparison. Cleome serrulata height is 120.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Chicory height is 3.00 cm and width 1.50 cm. The color specification of Cleome serrulata and Chicory are as follows:

Cleome serrulata flower color: White
Cleome serrulata leaf color: Green
Chicory flower color: Blue
Chicory leaf color: Green

Care of Cleome serrulata and Chicory

Care of Cleome serrulata and Chicory include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cleome serrulata pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and 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. In summer Cleome serrulata needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Chicory needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.