Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Vegetable
Origin
Mediterranean, Turkey, Western Asia
Europe, Mediterranean, Northern Africa, Western Asia
Types
-
red radicchio, bicolored radicchio, (green radicchio
Number of Varieties
22
0
40000
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Habitat
Woodland Garden Canopy
Mediterranean region
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-108-12
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-1
9-1
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 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
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
910.00 cm61.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm30.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Brown, Tan
Sky Blue
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Tan
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Light Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Lanceolate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
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
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
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
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune to control growth
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids, Bacteria, Damping-off, Darkling beetles, Downy mildew, fungus, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
-
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
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Aphids, Beetles
Allergy
-
Food Allergy
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Antioxidants, Digestion problems, Vitamin K, Weight loss
Part of Plant Used
Bark
Leaves
Other Uses
Used in Furniture
Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
PINUS halepensis
CICHORIUM intybus
Common Name
Aleppo Pine
Radicchio, Wild Chicory
In Hindi
हैलाब पाइन
Radicchio
In German
Aleppo-Kiefern
Radicchio
In French
pin d'Alep
Radicchio
In Spanish
Pino carrasco
achicoria
In Greek
χαλεπίου πεύκης
ραντίτσιο
In Portuguese
Aleppo Pine
radicchio
In Polish
sosny Aleppo
radicchio
In Latin
triumphabit Pine
Radicchio
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Magnoliophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Pinales
Asterales
Family
Pinaceae
Asteraceae
Genus
Pinus
Cichorium
Clade
-
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Scolytinae
-
Number of Species
201
1
27800
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