Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Tree
Origin
Europe, Mediterranean, Northern Africa, Western Asia
Southeastern United States
Types
red radicchio, bicolored radicchio, (green radicchio
it is a variety of pine
Number of Varieties
210
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40000
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Habitat
Mediterranean region
Fields
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-126-9
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
9-6
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
H1
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
61.00 cm1,830.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm610.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Sky Blue
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lanceolate
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Do not let dry out between waterings, Requires a lot of watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Ample Water
In Winter
Average Water
Lots of watering
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune to stimulate growth
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount, High-phosphorous fertilizers used, organic fertlizers
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Bacteria, Damping-off, Darkling beetles, Downy mildew, fungus, Red blotch
Bark beetles, Beetles, Black root rot, Root rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
-
Flower Petal Number
-
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Aphids, Beetles
Birds
Allergy
Food Allergy
Asthma, Skin rash
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antioxidants, Digestion problems, Vitamin K, Weight loss
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Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Stem
Other Uses
Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
used for making roof trusses, poles, joists, piles, Wood is used for making furniture
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border
Shade Trees, Street Trees
Botanical Name
CICHORIUM intybus
PINUS taeda
Common Name
Radicchio, Wild Chicory
Loblolly Pine
In Hindi
Radicchio
loblolly pine
In German
Radicchio
Weihrauchkiefer
In French
Radicchio
pin à encens
In Spanish
achicoria
pino taeda
In Greek
ραντίτσιο
loblolly πεύκο
In Portuguese
radicchio
Pinus taeda
In Polish
radicchio
Loblolly sosna
In Latin
Radicchio
pinea taeda
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Coniferophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Asterales
Pinales
Family
Asteraceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Cichorium
Pinus
Clade
-
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
112
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27800
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