1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Biennial or Perennial
Annual and Biennials
1.2 Type
Vegetable
Flowering Plants
1.3 Origin
1.4 Types
Leaf beet, Seakettle beet, Spinach beet
Vicia ambigua, Vicia eriocarpa, Vicia microphylla
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Cultivated Beds, Waste areas
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 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
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Prostrate/Trailing
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
30.00 cm30.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
30.50 cm60.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green, Green, Orange, Red, White, Yellow
Green, Light Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
White, Yellow, Red, Green, Orange, Dark Green
Green, Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
White, Yellow, Red, Green, Orange, Dark Green
Green, Light Green, Yellow green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Shade areas
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Needs less watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Less Watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Less Watering
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
Apply 10-10-10 amount
Calcium Sulphate, Phosphorous
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Cercospora leaf spot, Damping off, Darkling beetles, Downy mildew
No serious insect or disease problems, Pests and diseases free
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Shade areas
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
5.12 Allergy
dark circles, Diarrhea, Runny nose, Vomiting, wheezing
Toxic
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Moisturizing, Remove blemishes, Slow downs aging, Speed hair growth
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Fixes Nitrogen, Provides ground cover
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Antitumor, Carminative, Haemostatic, Stomachic, Tonic
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root
Leaves, Seeds
6.2.3 Other Uses
Cultivated for fodder, Eaten as a pot herb, Used to make juice
As a tea substitute, useful as a ground cover
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border
Edible, Groundcover
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
BETA vulgaris ssp. cicla
VICIA villosa
7.2 Common Name
Swiss Chard
Fodder Vetch, Hairy Vetch
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
7.2.4 In Spanish
7.2.5 In Greek
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Acelga suíça
ervilhaca peluda
7.2.7 In Polish
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species