Surprise Lily

Chicory

About Surprise Lily and Chicory

Surprise Lily

Chicory

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Flowering Plants, Shrubs, Vegetable

1.3 Origin

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Mediterranean

1.4 Types

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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

Subtropical climates, Sunny Edge

Grassland, Mediterranean region, Wild

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

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3-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

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9-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

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

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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3.00 cm

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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1.50 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Orange, Pink, Hot Pink, Coral, Crimson, Lavender, Ivory

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, Gray Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long linear and narrow

Oblong

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Summer

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

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Loamy, Sandy

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

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Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

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4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

From bulbs

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs very little 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

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

Not Available

Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

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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

Cut back the foliage when the plants die back naturally, 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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Pests and diseases free

Aphids, Loopers, Root rot, Viruses, Worms

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Full Sun

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

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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

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, pollinators

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Unknown

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Cottage Garden, Informal Hedge, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes

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, Deer resistant, Food for insects

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Unknown

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bulbs

Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

bulb used as starch

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

Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border

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7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

LYCORIS

Cichorium intybus

7.2 Common Name

Naked Ladies, Spiderlily, Surprise Lily

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

surprise lily

कासनी

7.2.2 In German

Überraschung Lilie

Chicoree

7.2.3 In French

Lycoris squamigera

chicorée

7.2.4 In Spanish

Lycoris squamigera

achicoria

7.2.5 In Greek

surprise lily

ραδίκι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

surpresa lírio

chicória

7.2.7 In Polish

niespodzianka lilia

cykoria

7.2.8 In Latin

surprise lily

pancratium

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

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Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Asterales

8.5 Family

Amaryllidaceae

Asteraceae

8.6 Genus

Lycoris

Cichorium

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocotyledonous

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

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Cichorieae

8.9 Subfamily

Amaryllidoideae

Cichorioideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Surprise Lily and Chicory

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

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Season and Care of Surprise Lily and Chicory

Season and care of Surprise Lily and Chicory is important to know. While considering everything about Surprise Lily and Chicory Care, growing season is an essential factor. Surprise Lily season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Chicory season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Surprise Lily is Not Available and for Chicory is Loamy, Sandy while the PH of soil for Surprise Lily is Not Available and for Chicory is Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral.

Surprise Lily and Chicory Physical Information

Surprise Lily and Chicory physical information is very important for comparison. Surprise Lily height is Not Available and width Not Available whereas Chicory height is 3.00 cm and width 1.50 cm. The color specification of Surprise Lily and Chicory are as follows:

Surprise Lily flower color: White, Orange, Pink, Hot Pink, Coral, Crimson, Lavender and Ivory
Surprise Lily leaf color: Green, Gray Green and Dark Green
Chicory flower color: Blue
Chicory leaf color: Green

Care of Surprise Lily and Chicory

Care of Surprise Lily and Chicory include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Surprise Lily pruning is done Cut back the foliage when the plants die back naturally, 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 Surprise Lily 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.