Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Biennials
Type
Flowering Plants, Shrubs, Vegetable
Flowering Plants
Origin
Mediterranean
Europe, Asia
Types
Belgian Endive, Red Belgian Endive, Curly Endive (a.k.a. Frisee), Escarole, Radicchio (Chioggia) and Radicchio (Chioggia)
Vicia ambigua, Vicia eriocarpa, Vicia microphylla
Number of Varieties
105
0
40000
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Habitat
Grassland, Mediterranean region, Wild
Cultivated Beds, Waste areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-9-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
8 - 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
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Habit
Clump-Forming
Prostrate/Trailing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
3.00 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
1.50 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Blue
White, Purple
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Light Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong
Pinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Part sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loamy, Sandy
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought, Shade areas
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
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
Needs less watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Less Watering
In Spring
Moderate
Less Watering
In Winter
Average Water
Less Watering
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
Acidic
Soil Type
Loamy, Sandy
Clay, Sandy
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Clay, Sandy
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Part sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Prune prior to new growth, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Calcium Sulphate, Phosphorous
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Loopers, Root rot, Viruses, Worms
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Shade areas
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Insects
Allergy
-
Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Bouquets
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Fixes Nitrogen, Provides ground cover
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cancer, Digestive disorders, Inflammation, Liver problems, Stomach pain
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Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root
Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Used as an ingredient in coffee
As a tea substitute, useful as a ground cover
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
-
Edible, Groundcover
Botanical Name
Cichorium intybus
VICIA villosa
Common Name
Blue daisy, blue dandelion, blue sailors, blue weed, bunk, coffeeweed, cornflower, hendibeh, horseweed, ragged sailors, succory, wild bachelor's buttons, and wild endive
Fodder Vetch, Hairy Vetch
In Hindi
कासनी
hairy vetch
In German
Chicoree
Zottelwicke
In French
chicorée
vesce velue
In Spanish
achicoria
veza
In Greek
ραδίκι
τριχωτό βίκος
In Portuguese
chicória
ervilhaca peluda
In Polish
cykoria
owłosione wyki
In Latin
pancratium
pea
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Fabales
Family
Asteraceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Cichorium
Vicia
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Cichorieae
Vicieae
Subfamily
Cichorioideae
Faboideae
Number of Species
85140
1
27800
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