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Bearss Lime
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About Bearss Lime and Prickly Lettuce

What is

Life Span

Perennial
Annual

Type

Fruit
Shrub

Origin

Southeastern Asia
Europe

Types

-
-

Number of Varieties

9830
0 40000
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Habitat

Temperate Regions
Cultivated Beds, Waste areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-116-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-10
-

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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Habit

Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

460.00 cm40.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

370.00 cm30.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White
Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Yellow green
White

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green
Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green
Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Light Green
-

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate
Arrowhead

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
-

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Average

Bloom Time

Indeterminate
Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
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
Neutral

Soil Type

Loam
Moist

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun

Pruning

Prune in summer, Remove damaged leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Mites, White outside
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant
Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Medium
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds, Butterflies
Butterflies

Allergy

Dental erosion
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Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
Anxiety, Cough, Insomnia, Rheumatism, Wounds

Part of Plant Used

Fruits
Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Used As Food, Used in making beverages
Showy Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical
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Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CITRUS aurantiifolia 'Bearss'
LACTUCA serriola

Common Name

Bearss Lime, Shiraz Limoo, Tahiti Lime
Compass Plant, Horse Thistle, Prickly Lettuce

In Hindi

Shiraz Limoo
Prickly Lettuce

In German

Bearss Kalk
Feigensalat

In French

Bearss chaux
laitue scariole

In Spanish

Bearss cal
lechuga espinosa

In Greek

BEARSS ασβέστη
φραγκοσυκιές Μαρούλι

In Portuguese

Bearss cal
alface espinhosa

In Polish

bearss wapna
Kolczasta Sałata

In Latin

bearss lime
Opuntia Lactuca

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

-
Magnoliophyta

Class

-
Magnoliopsida

Order

Sapindales
Asterales

Family

Rutaceae
Asteraceae

Genus

Citrus
Lactuca

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

-
Cichorieae

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

9100
1 27800
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Properties of Bearss Lime and Prickly Lettuce

Wondering what are the properties of Bearss Lime and Prickly Lettuce? We provide you with everything About Bearss Lime and Prickly Lettuce. Bearss Lime has thorns and Prickly Lettuce doesn't have thorns. Also Bearss Lime does not have fragrant flowers. Bearss Lime has allergic reactions like Dental erosion and Prickly Lettuce has allergic reactions like Dental erosion. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Bearss Lime and Prickly Lettuce and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Season and Care of Bearss Lime and Prickly Lettuce

Season and care of Bearss Lime and Prickly Lettuce is important to know. While considering everything about Bearss Lime and Prickly Lettuce Care, growing season is an essential factor. Bearss Lime season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Prickly Lettuce season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Bearss Lime is Loam and for Prickly Lettuce is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Bearss Lime is Acidic, Neutral and for Prickly Lettuce is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Bearss Lime and Prickly Lettuce Physical Information

Bearss Lime and Prickly Lettuce physical information is very important for comparison. Bearss Lime height is 460.00 cm and width 370.00 cm whereas Prickly Lettuce height is 40.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Bearss Lime and Prickly Lettuce are as follows:

  • Bearss Lime flower color: White

  • Bearss Lime leaf color: Green and Light Green

  • Prickly Lettuce flower color: Yellow

  • Prickly Lettuce leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green

Care of Bearss Lime and Prickly Lettuce

Care of Bearss Lime and Prickly Lettuce include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bearss Lime pruning is done Prune in summer and Remove damaged leaves and Prickly Lettuce pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Bearss Lime needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Prickly Lettuce needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.