Painted Fingernails

Chicory

About Painted Fingernails and Chicory

Painted Fingernails

Chicory

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tender Perennial

Flowering Plants, Shrubs, Vegetable

Origin

Brazil

Mediterranean

Types

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

Number of Varieties

210

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Habitat

Rainforest

Grassland, Mediterranean region, Wild

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-153-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-1

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 23, 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

Rosette/Stemless

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

15.20 cm3.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

40.60 cm1.50 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Lavender, Blue Violet

Blue

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Red, Olive, Yellow green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Red, Olive, Yellow green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Red, Olive, Yellow green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Linear

Oblong

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Part sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Sand

Loamy, Sandy

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Corms or bulbs, From bulbs, Tubers

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water

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

Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral

Soil Type

Sand

Loamy, Sandy

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Part sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, 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

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Scale insects

Aphids, Loopers, Root rot, Viruses, Worms

Plant Tolerance

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

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Bold

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Leaves, Root

Other Uses

Used as an ingredient in coffee

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Neoregelia spectabilis

Cichorium intybus

Common Name

Bloody Bromeliad, Painted Fingernails

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

painted fingernail

कासनी

In German

painted fingernail

Chicoree

In French

Neoregelia spectabilis

chicorée

In Spanish

painted fingernail

achicoria

In Greek

painted fingernail

ραδίκι

In Portuguese

Painted fingernails

chicória

In Polish

painted fingernail

cykoria

In Latin

Neoregelia spectabilis

pancratium

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Embryophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Lilopsida

Magnoliopsida

Order

Bromeliales

Asterales

Family

Bromeliaceae

Asteraceae

Genus

Neoregelia

Cichorium

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Cichorieae

Subfamily

Bromelioideae

Cichorioideae

Number of Species

-85

1 27800

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Properties of Painted Fingernails and Chicory

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

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Season and Care of Painted Fingernails and Chicory

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

Painted Fingernails and Chicory Physical Information

Painted Fingernails and Chicory physical information is very important for comparison. Painted Fingernails height is 15.20 cm and width 40.60 cm whereas Chicory height is 3.00 cm and width 1.50 cm. The color specification of Painted Fingernails and Chicory are as follows:

Painted Fingernails flower color: Lavender and Blue Violet
Painted Fingernails leaf color: Red, Olive and Yellow green
Chicory flower color: Blue
Chicory leaf color: Green

Care of Painted Fingernails and Chicory

Care of Painted Fingernails and Chicory include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Painted Fingernails pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches 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 Painted Fingernails 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.