Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Perennial
Flowering Plants, Shrubs, Vegetable
Origin
United States, Canada, Mexico
Mediterranean
Types
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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
Bluffs, Woods
Grassland, Mediterranean region, Wild
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99993-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
9-1
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
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm3.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
45.70 cm1.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Blue
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lanceolate to elliptical
Oblong
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun, Part sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Loamy, Sandy
The pH of Soil
Acidic
Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Cold climate, Dry Conditions
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Root Division, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Medium
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
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic
Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Loamy, Sandy
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun, Part sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, 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
Water soluble fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Foliage diseases
Aphids, Loopers, Root rot, Viruses, Worms
Plant Tolerance
Cold climate, Dry Conditions
Drought
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
Birds
Butterflies
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Wildlife
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Blood cleanser, Rheumatism
Cancer, Digestive disorders, Inflammation, Liver problems, Stomach pain
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves, Shoots
Leaves, Root
Other Uses
Tea-like beverage can be brewed, Used as Ornamental plant
Used as an ingredient in coffee
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Groundcover, Mixed Border, Wildflower
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Botanical Name
Maianthemum racemosum
Cichorium intybus
Common Name
Treacleberry, feathery false lily of the valley, false Solomon's seal, Solomon's plume, false spikenard
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
Treacleberry
कासनी
In German
Treacleberry
Chicoree
In French
Treacleberry
chicorée
In Spanish
Treacleberry
achicoria
In Greek
Treacleberry
ραδίκι
In Portuguese
Treacleberry
chicória
In Polish
Treacleberry
cykoria
In Latin
Treacleberry
pancratium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Asterales
Family
Liliaceae
Asteraceae
Genus
Maianthemum
Cichorium
Clade
Angiosperms, Asparagales, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Cichorieae
Subfamily
Nolinoideae
Cichorioideae
Number of Species
3985
1
27800
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