Radicchio

Elderberry

About Radicchio and Elderberry

Radicchio

Elderberry

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Flowering Plants, Fruits, Herbs, Shrubs

1.3 Origin

Europe, Mediterranean, Northern Africa, Western Asia

Australia, South America

1.4 Types

red radicchio, bicolored radicchio, (green radicchio

Adams Elderberry, Black Beauty Elderberry, Black Lace Elderberry, Johns Elderberry, Nova Elderberry

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA0

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Mediterranean region

Farms, Homesteads, Near organic waste disposal

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-124-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

8-1

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

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

61.00 cm9.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.50 cm8.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Sky Blue

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Purple, Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Lanceolate

Compound

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

Early Spring

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Part sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Slightly Acidic

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Early Spring, Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Pollution

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Grafting, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

Requires regular watering, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather

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, Alkaline

Slightly Acidic

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Part sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Cut or pinch the stems, No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in winter, Prune ocassionally, Remove deadheads

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Bacteria, Damping-off, Darkling beetles, Downy mildew, fungus, Red blotch

Canker, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Stem spot, Tomato Ringspot Virus

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

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

✔ ✘

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

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Aphids, Beetles

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Food Allergy

Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting

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

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antioxidants, Digestion problems, Vitamin K, Weight loss

constipation, Fever, Heart problems, High cholestrol, HIV/AIDS, Nerve pain, swine flu

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Flowers, Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Not Available

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border

Not Available

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CICHORIUM intybus

Sambucus nigra

7.2 Common Name

Radicchio, Wild Chicory

Elderberry

7.2.1 In Hindi

Radicchio

Elderberry

7.2.2 In German

Radicchio

Holunderbeere

7.2.3 In French

Radicchio

Sureau

7.2.4 In Spanish

achicoria

Saúco

7.2.5 In Greek

ραντίτσιο

Elderberry

7.2.6 In Portuguese

radicchio

Sabugueiro

7.2.7 In Polish

radicchio

Bez czarny

7.2.8 In Latin

Radicchio

Elderberry

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

Dipsacales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Adoxaceae

8.6 Genus

Cichorium

Sambucus

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA30

1 27800

Properties of Radicchio and Elderberry

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

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Season and Care of Radicchio and Elderberry

Season and care of Radicchio and Elderberry is important to know. While considering everything about Radicchio and Elderberry Care, growing season is an essential factor. Radicchio season is Summer and Elderberry season is Summer. The type of soil for Radicchio is Loam, Sand and for Elderberry is Loamy, Sandy, Well drained while the PH of soil for Radicchio is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Elderberry is Slightly Acidic.

Radicchio and Elderberry Physical Information

Radicchio and Elderberry physical information is very important for comparison. Radicchio height is 61.00 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Elderberry height is 9.00 cm and width 8.00 cm. The color specification of Radicchio and Elderberry are as follows:

Radicchio flower color: Sky Blue
Radicchio leaf color: Green
Elderberry flower color: White
Elderberry leaf color: Green

Care of Radicchio and Elderberry

Care of Radicchio and Elderberry include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Radicchio pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Elderberry pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in winter, Prune ocassionally and Remove deadheads. In summer Radicchio needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Elderberry needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.