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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Fruit
Flowering Plants, Shrubs, Vegetable

Origin

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Mediterranean

Types

European plum, Gages, Japanese plum
Belgian Endive, Red Belgian Endive, Curly Endive (a.k.a. Frisee), Escarole, Radicchio (Chioggia) and Radicchio (Chioggia)

Number of Varieties

1510
0 40000
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Habitat

Moist Soils, Sandy areas, Wet ground
Grassland, Mediterranean region, Wild

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-83-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

8-3
9-1

Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 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

Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

609.60 cm3.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

457.20 cm1.50 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Pink, White
Blue

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
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Fruit Color

Purple, Violet, Yellow, Red, Green, Purple, Burgundy, Bronze, Ivory
Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Pink
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

-
Green

Leaf Color in Fall

-
Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval
Oblong

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Early Spring, Late Winter
Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Part sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Sandy
Loamy, Sandy

The pH of Soil

Acidic
Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring
Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
-

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Grafting
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Low
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering, Water daily during growing season, Water Deeply
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

In Summer

Moderate
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loamy, Sandy

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Part sun

Pruning

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

Fertilizers

Nitrogen, Phosphorous
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Aphids, Loopers, Root rot, Viruses, Worms

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Flower Petal Number

-
-

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

-
Medium

Foliage Sheen

-
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Ants, Aphids, Beetles, Mites
Butterflies

Allergy

Abdominal pain, Anaphylaxis, breathing problems, Hives, Swelling, Throat itching, Vomiting
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Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
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Beauty Benefits

Improve skin tone, Skin Problems
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Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification, Shadow Tree
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Bone strength, Brain disease, Cancer, Cellular Health, constipation, Diabetes, Digestion problems, Heart problems
Cancer, Digestive disorders, Inflammation, Liver problems, Stomach pain

Part of Plant Used

Fruits
Leaves, Root

Other Uses

Cosmetics
Used as an ingredient in coffee

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree
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Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PRUNUS domestica 'Brooks'
Cichorium intybus

Common Name

Plum
Blue daisy, blue dandelion, blue sailors, blue weed, bunk, coffeeweed, cornflower, hendibeh, horseweed, ragged sailors, succory, wild bachelor's buttons, and wild endive

In Hindi

बेर
कासनी

In German

Pflaume
Chicoree

In French

prune
chicorée

In Spanish

ciruela
achicoria

In Greek

Δαμάσκηνο
ραδίκι

In Portuguese

ameixa
chicória

In Polish

Śliwka
cykoria

In Latin

Plum
pancratium

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales
Asterales

Family

Rosaceae
Asteraceae

Genus

Prunus
Cichorium

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

-
Cichorieae

Subfamily

Amygdaloideae
Cichorioideae

Number of Species

4085
1 27800
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Difference Between Plum and Chicory

If you are confused whether Plum or Chicory are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Plum and Chicory Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Plum are Nitrogen and Phosphorous, whereas for Chicory fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Plum and Chicory if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Plum and Chicory

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Plum and Chicory. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Plum and Chicory as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Plum is Bone strength, Brain disease, Cancer, Cellular Health, constipation, Diabetes, Digestion problems and Heart problems whereas of Chicory is Cancer, Digestive disorders, Inflammation, Liver problems and Stomach pain. Plum has beauty benefits as follows: Improve skin tone and Skin Problems while Chicory has beauty benefits as follows: Improve skin tone and Skin Problems.

Compare Facts of Plum vs Chicory

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Plum vs Chicory and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Plum are Abdominal pain, Anaphylaxis, breathing problems, Hives, Swelling, Throat itching and Vomiting whereas of Chicory have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Plum has showy fruits and Chicory has no showy fruits. Also Plum is flowering and Chicory is flowering. You can compare Plum and Chicory facts and facts of other plants too.