Lamb's Lettuce

Chicory

About Lamb's Lettuce and Chicory

Lamb's Lettuce

Chicory

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Flowering Plants, Shrubs, Vegetable

1.3 Origin

Europe, Northern Africa, Asia

Mediterranean

1.4 Types

not available

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

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Floodplains, Not Available, Shores of rivers or lakes

Grassland, Mediterranean region, Wild

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available

3-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

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

Rosette/Stemless

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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7.60 cm

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3.00 cm

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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10.20 cm

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1.50 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Lavender

Blue

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Applicable

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Not Available

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

Elliptic to oblong

Oblong

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Not Available

Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Part sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loamy, Sandy

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Medium, Requires regular watering

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, Neutral

Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loamy, Sandy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Part sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

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

Not Available

Aphids, Loopers, Root rot, Viruses, Worms

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

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

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies, Flying insects, Insects, Not Available

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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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for birds, Food for insects

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Added to salads, Used As Food

Used as an ingredient in coffee

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Herb, Vegetable

Not Available

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

VALERIANELLA locusta

Cichorium intybus

7.2 Common Name

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

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

Lamb's Lettuce

कासनी

7.2.2 In German

Feldsalat

Chicoree

7.2.3 In French

Mâche

chicorée

7.2.4 In Spanish

Miramores

achicoria

7.2.5 In Greek

Μαρούλι αρνιού

ραδίκι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Alface-de-cordeiro

chicória

7.2.7 In Polish

Roszpunka

cykoria

7.2.8 In Latin

Lactuca agni

pancratium

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Dipsacales

Asterales

8.5 Family

Valerianaceae

Asteraceae

8.6 Genus

Valerianella

Cichorium

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Valerianeae

Cichorieae

8.9 Subfamily

Valerianoideae

Cichorioideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Lamb's Lettuce and Chicory

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

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Season and Care of Lamb's Lettuce and Chicory

Season and care of Lamb's Lettuce and Chicory is important to know. While considering everything about Lamb's Lettuce and Chicory Care, growing season is an essential factor. Lamb's Lettuce season is Not Available and Chicory season is Not Available. The type of soil for Lamb's Lettuce is Loam, Sand and for Chicory is Loamy, Sandy while the PH of soil for Lamb's Lettuce is Acidic, Neutral and for Chicory is Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral.

Lamb's Lettuce and Chicory Physical Information

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

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

Care of Lamb's Lettuce and Chicory

Care of Lamb's Lettuce and Chicory include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Lamb's Lettuce pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves 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 Lamb's Lettuce 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.