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About Sugar Snap Pea and Chicory


About Chicory and Sugar Snap Pea


What is

Life Span
Annual  
Perennial  

Type
Vegetable  
Flowering Plants, Shrubs, Vegetable  

Origin
Mediterranean  
Mediterranean  

Types
Sugar Bon pea, Super Sugar Snap bean  
Belgian Endive, Red Belgian Endive, Curly Endive (a.k.a. Frisee), Escarole, Radicchio (Chioggia) and Radicchio (Chioggia)  

Number of Varieties
8  
99+
10  
99+

Habitat
Fields, Loamy soils  
Grassland, Mediterranean region, Wild  

USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999  
3-9  

AHS Heat Zone
12-1  
9-1  

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  
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
Vining/Climbing  
Clump-Forming  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
30.00 cm  
99+
3.00 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
4.20 cm  
1.50 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
White, Pink, Lavender  
Blue  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
-  

Fruit Color
Green  
Brown  

Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Sea Green, Gray Green  
Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
-  
Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green  
Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green  
Green  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Egg-shaped  
Oblong  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Fall, Winter  
Summer  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full Sun, Part sun  

Growth Rate
Fast  
Medium  

Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand  
Loamy, Sandy  

The pH of Soil
Neutral  
Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral  

Soil Drainage
Well drained  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter  
Summer  

Repeat Bloomer
Yes  
Yes  

Tolerances
Dry Conditions, Salt and Soil Compaction, Variety of soil types  
-  

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground  
Ground  

How to Plant?
Seedlings  
Seedlings  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Needs watering once a week  
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
Consistently  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Adequately  
Moderate  

In Winter
Less Watering  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Slightly Acidic  
Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral  

Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand  
Loamy, Sandy  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained  
Well drained  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full Sun, Part sun  

Pruning
Prune in flowering season, Remove damaged leaves  
Cut or pinch the stems, Prune prior to new growth, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads  

Fertilizers
Compost, fertilize in winter  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  

Pests and Diseases
Downy mildew, Gall Insects, Leaf curl, Peach Leaf Curl, Powdery mildew, Root rot  
Aphids, Loopers, Root rot, Viruses, Worms  

Plant Tolerance
Light Frost  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
Showy  
Yes  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
-  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
Yes  
No  

Edible Fruit
Yes  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
Yes  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
No  
No  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
Medium  
Medium  

Foliage Sheen
Matte  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
Sometimes  

Self-Sowing
Yes  
Yes  

Attracts
-  
Butterflies  

Allergy
Diarrhea, Intestinal gas  
-  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
As decorated salad  
-  

Beauty Benefits
Remove blemishes, Skin Problems  
-  

Edible Uses
Yes  
Yes  

Environmental Uses
Fixes Nitrogen, Food for animals, Very little waste  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
-  
Cancer, Digestive disorders, Inflammation, Liver problems, Stomach pain  

Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds  
Leaves, Root  

Other Uses
Cosmetics, Making Shampoo, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food  
Used as an ingredient in coffee  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine  
-  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
PISUM sativum  
Cichorium intybus  

Common Name
Garden Pea  
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
चीनी मटर  
कासनी  

In German
Kefe  
Chicoree  

In French
Erbse  
chicorée  

In Spanish
guisante  
achicoria  

In Greek
μπιζέλι  
ραδίκι  

In Portuguese
ervilha  
chicória  

In Polish
groch  
cykoria  

In Latin
pea  
pancratium  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Fabales  
Asterales  

Family
Fabaceae  
Asteraceae  

Genus
Pisum  
Cichorium  

Clade
Dicotyledonous  
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots  

Tribe
-  
Cichorieae  

Subfamily
-  
Cichorioideae  

Number of Species
150  
99+
85  

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Properties of Sugar Snap Pea and Chicory

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

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Season and Care of Sugar Snap Pea and Chicory

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

Sugar Snap Pea and Chicory Physical Information

Sugar Snap Pea and Chicory physical information is very important for comparison. Sugar Snap Pea height is 30.00 cm and width 4.20 cm whereas Chicory height is 3.00 cm and width 1.50 cm. The color specification of Sugar Snap Pea and Chicory are as follows:

Care of Sugar Snap Pea and Chicory

Care of Sugar Snap Pea and Chicory include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sugar Snap Pea pruning is done Prune in flowering season and Remove damaged 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 Sugar Snap Pea needs Consistently and in winter, it needs Less Watering. Whereas, in summer Chicory needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.

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