Chaco

Prickly Lettuce

About Chaco and Prickly Lettuce

Chaco

Prickly Lettuce

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Vegetable

Shrub

Origin

Mexico, Central America

Europe

Types

Bigleaf hydrangea, Hortensia, Smooth hydrangea, Oakleaf hydrangea, Annabelle

Number of Varieties

10030

0 40000

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Habitat

Forest edges, Hillside, Woods

Cultivated Beds, Waste areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-156-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12*3

Sunset Zone

21,22

Habit

Vining/Climbing

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

61.00 cm40.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

10.50 cm30.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Green

Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green

White

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oblovate

Arrowhead

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

Bloom Time

Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

In Summer

Average Water

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Moist

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Flies

Butterflies

Allergy

Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Fever, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems

Anxiety, Cough, Insomnia, Rheumatism, Wounds

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Showy Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

SECHIUM edule

LACTUCA serriola

Common Name

Chaco, Chayote, Vegetable Pear

Compass Plant, Horse Thistle, Prickly Lettuce

In Hindi

Hydrangea

Prickly Lettuce

In German

Hortensie

Feigensalat

In French

Hortensia

laitue scariole

In Spanish

Hortensia

lechuga espinosa

In Greek

υδραγεία

φραγκοσυκιές Μαρούλι

In Portuguese

Hortênsia

alface espinhosa

In Polish

Hortensja

Kolczasta Sałata

In Latin

Hibiscus

Opuntia Lactuca

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Family

Cucurbitaceae

Asteraceae

Genus

Lactuca

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Cichorieae

Subfamily

Number of Species

-100

1 27800

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Properties of Chaco and Prickly Lettuce

Wondering what are the properties of Chaco and Prickly Lettuce? We provide you with everything About Chaco and Prickly Lettuce. Chaco doesn't have thorns and Prickly Lettuce doesn't have thorns. Also Chaco does not have fragrant flowers. Chaco has allergic reactions like Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea and Vomiting and Prickly Lettuce has allergic reactions like Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea and Vomiting. 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 Chaco and Prickly Lettuce and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Chaco and Prickly Lettuce

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

Chaco and Prickly Lettuce Physical Information

Chaco and Prickly Lettuce physical information is very important for comparison. Chaco height is 61.00 cm and width 10.50 cm whereas Prickly Lettuce height is 40.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Chaco and Prickly Lettuce are as follows:

Chaco flower color: Light Green
Chaco leaf color: Green
Prickly Lettuce flower color: Yellow
Prickly Lettuce leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green

Care of Chaco and Prickly Lettuce

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