Dame's Rocket

Prickly Lettuce

About Dame's Rocket and Prickly Lettuce

Dame's Rocket

Prickly Lettuce

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What is

Life Span

Biennial

Annual

Type

Herbs

Shrub

Origin

Southern Europe, Western Europe, Russia/Siberia, Central Asia, Western Asia

Europe

Types

Summer lilac, Winter gilliflower

Number of Varieties

430

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Habitat

meadows, Open areas, Roadsides, Woodlands

Cultivated Beds, Waste areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-96-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1

Sunset Zone

21,22

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm40.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

60.00 cm30.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Pink, Lavender

Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

White

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate

Arrowhead

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

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, Transplanting

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry

Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, 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

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Insects

Butterflies

Allergy

Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Nutrients

Anxiety, Cough, Insomnia, Rheumatism, Wounds

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Showy Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

HESPERIS matronalis

LACTUCA serriola

Common Name

Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket

Compass Plant, Horse Thistle, Prickly Lettuce

In Hindi

डेम के रॉकेट

Prickly Lettuce

In German

Rockets Freifrau

Feigensalat

In French

Rocket Dame

laitue scariole

In Spanish

Rocket Dame

lechuga espinosa

In Greek

Rocket Dame του

φραγκοσυκιές Μαρούλι

In Portuguese

Rocket de Dame

alface espinhosa

In Polish

Rocket Dame

Kolczasta Sałata

In Latin

Hesperis Rocket

Opuntia Lactuca

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Brassicales

Asterales

Family

Brassicaceae

Asteraceae

Genus

Hesperis

Lactuca

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Hylocereeae

Cichorieae

Subfamily

Cactoideae

Number of Species

50100

1 27800

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Properties of Dame's Rocket and Prickly Lettuce

Wondering what are the properties of Dame's Rocket and Prickly Lettuce? We provide you with everything About Dame's Rocket and Prickly Lettuce. Dame's Rocket doesn't have thorns and Prickly Lettuce doesn't have thorns. Also Dame's Rocket does not have fragrant flowers. Dame's Rocket has allergic reactions like Vomiting and Prickly Lettuce has allergic reactions like 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 Dame's Rocket and Prickly Lettuce and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Dame's Rocket and Prickly Lettuce

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

Dame's Rocket and Prickly Lettuce Physical Information

Dame's Rocket and Prickly Lettuce physical information is very important for comparison. Dame's Rocket height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Prickly Lettuce height is 40.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Dame's Rocket and Prickly Lettuce are as follows:

Dame's Rocket flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Dame's Rocket leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Prickly Lettuce flower color: Yellow
Prickly Lettuce leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green

Care of Dame's Rocket and Prickly Lettuce

Care of Dame's Rocket and Prickly Lettuce include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Dame's Rocket 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 Dame's Rocket 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.