Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Vegetable
Origin
South Africa
Europe, Mediterranean, Northern Africa, Western Asia
Types
Ipomoea quamoclit
red radicchio, bicolored radicchio, (green radicchio
Number of Varieties
102
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40000
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Habitat
Subtropical climates, subtropical regions
Mediterranean region
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-108-12
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-8
9-1
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
Habit
Mat-forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
7.60 cm61.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
7.60 cm30.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Magenta
Sky Blue
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long, Alternate
Lanceolate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
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
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
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
Needs good drainage, Needs high amount of water
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
Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, High-phosphorous fertilizers used
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
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
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Aphids, Beetles
Allergy
-
Food Allergy
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes, small hedge
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anti-fungal, Purgative
Antioxidants, Digestion problems, Vitamin K, Weight loss
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Leaves
Other Uses
Beneficial species for attracting pollinators
Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Alpine, Container, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
Ipomoea quamoclit
CICHORIUM intybus
Common Name
star glory , hummingbird vine
Radicchio, Wild Chicory
In Hindi
Kunjlata
Radicchio
In German
Ipomoea quamoclit
Radicchio
In French
Ipomoea quamoclit
Radicchio
In Spanish
Ipomoea quamoclit
achicoria
In Greek
Ipomoea quamoclit
ραντίτσιο
In Portuguese
Ipomoea quamoclit
radicchio
In Polish
Ipomoea quamoclit
radicchio
In Latin
Ipomoea quamoclit
Radicchio
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Solanales
Asterales
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Asteraceae
Genus
Ipomoea
Cichorium
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
-
Tribe
Ipomoeeae
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
251
1
27800
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