Coneflower

Prickly Lettuce

About Coneflower and Prickly Lettuce

Coneflower

Prickly Lettuce

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Herbs

Shrub

Origin

Europe

Types

Topeka Purple Coneflower, Pale Purple Coneflower

Number of Varieties

3030

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Habitat

open Woodlands, Roadsides

Cultivated Beds, Waste areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-106-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1

Sunset Zone

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

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

40.60 cm40.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

30.50 cm30.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Gold, Chocolate

Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Chocolate, Black

White

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Elliptic

Arrowhead

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Rocky Soil

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Do not water frequently, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering

Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

Neutral

Soil Type

Loamy, Well drained

Moist

Soil Drainage Capacity

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Shade, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Pruning

Prune after flowering, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

as it is a flowering plant, use high phosphorous content fertilizer, fertilize in growing season, fertilize in spring, organic fertlizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Beetles, Grasshoppers, Leafhoppers, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, Slugs, Snails

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Rocky Soil

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Butterflies

Allergy

Avoid during Pregnancy, Dizziness, Headache, Nausea, Rash, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for insects, Prevent Soil Erosion, Versatility, Very little waste

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cold, Ear ache, Eczema, Eye Problems, Headache, Migraines, Urinary tract problems

Anxiety, Cough, Insomnia, Rheumatism, Wounds

Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Air freshner, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Showy Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

RUDBECKIA 'Tigereye'

LACTUCA serriola

Common Name

Coneflower, TigerEye Black-eyed Susan, TigerEye Coneflower

Compass Plant, Horse Thistle, Prickly Lettuce

In Hindi

coneflower

Prickly Lettuce

In German

Sonnenhut

Feigensalat

In French

coneflower

laitue scariole

In Spanish

equinácea

lechuga espinosa

In Greek

coneflower

φραγκοσυκιές Μαρούλι

In Portuguese

Coneflower

alface espinhosa

In Polish

jeżówka

Kolczasta Sałata

In Latin

coneflower

Opuntia Lactuca

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Echinodermata

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Family

Asteraceae

Genus

Echinacea

Lactuca

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Heliantheae

Cichorieae

Subfamily

Asteroideae

Number of Species

9100

1 27800

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Properties of Coneflower and Prickly Lettuce

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

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Season and Care of Coneflower and Prickly Lettuce

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

Coneflower and Prickly Lettuce Physical Information

Coneflower and Prickly Lettuce physical information is very important for comparison. Coneflower height is 40.60 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Prickly Lettuce height is 40.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Coneflower and Prickly Lettuce are as follows:

Coneflower flower color: Yellow, Gold and Chocolate
Coneflower leaf color: Green
Prickly Lettuce flower color: Yellow
Prickly Lettuce leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green

Care of Coneflower and Prickly Lettuce

Care of Coneflower and Prickly Lettuce include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Coneflower pruning is done Prune after flowering, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads and Prickly Lettuce pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Coneflower 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.