Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tender Perennial
Vegetable
Origin
India, Nepal
Europe, Mediterranean, Northern Africa, Western Asia
Types
it is a type of ginger
red radicchio, bicolored radicchio, (green radicchio
Number of Varieties
-2
0
40000
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Habitat
along watercourse, moist forests, Rainforest
Mediterranean region
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-128-12
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-7
9-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 8, 9, 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
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
180.00 cm61.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.00 cm30.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Light Yellow, Lemon yellow
Sky Blue
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Tan
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Lanceolate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
Aphids, Bacteria, Damping-off, Darkling beetles, Downy mildew, fungus, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Aphids, Beetles
Allergy
-
Food Allergy
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Forms dense stands, Suppresses or replaces native plants
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Antioxidants, Digestion problems, Vitamin K, Weight loss
Part of Plant Used
Root bark
Leaves
Other Uses
Culinary use, Used for its medicinal properties
Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
HEDYCHIUM flavescens
CICHORIUM intybus
Common Name
Yellow Ginger
Radicchio, Wild Chicory
In Hindi
पीले अदरक
Radicchio
In German
Gelber Ingwer
Radicchio
In French
Ginger Jaune
Radicchio
In Spanish
jengibre amarillo
achicoria
In Greek
κίτρινο Τζίντζερ
ραντίτσιο
In Portuguese
Ginger amarelo
radicchio
In Polish
żółty Ginger
radicchio
In Latin
Yellow Gingiber
Radicchio
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Spermatophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Monocotyledonae
Magnoliopsida
Order
Zingiberales
Asterales
Family
Zingiberaceae
Asteraceae
Genus
Hedychium
Cichorium
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
12001
1
27800
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