Jamaican poinsettia

Prickly Lettuce

About Jamaican poinsettia and Prickly Lettuce

Jamaican poinsettia

Prickly Lettuce

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Caribbean

Europe

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Islands, subtropical regions

Cultivated Beds, Waste areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-136-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-8

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 23, 24

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

180.00 cmNA

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

120.00 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Red, Salmon

Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

White

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Arrowhead

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Not Available

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Allow to dry out slightly between watering

Requires regular watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Moist

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Insects

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

along a porch, deck or patio, Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Purgative, Syphilis

Anxiety, Cough, Insomnia, Rheumatism, Wounds

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Latex

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

Showy Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Tropical

Not Available

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

EUPHORBIA punicea

LACTUCA serriola

7.2 Common Name

Jamaican poinsettia, Flame of Jamaica, Vegetable-leather, Flame-of-Jamaica, Scarlet-flowered spurge, Crimson Euphorbia, West Indian spurge

Compass Plant, Horse Thistle, Prickly Lettuce

7.2.1 In Hindi

Jamaican poinsettia

Prickly Lettuce

7.2.2 In German

Jamaican poinsettia

Feigensalat

7.2.3 In French

Euphorbe cramoise

laitue scariole

7.2.4 In Spanish

Poinsetia de Jamaica, Flor de pascua del caribe

lechuga espinosa

7.2.5 In Greek

Jamaican poinsettia

φραγκοσυκιές Μαρούλι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Jamaican poinsettia

alface espinhosa

7.2.7 In Polish

Jamaican poinsettia

Kolczasta Sałata

7.2.8 In Latin

Jamaican poinsettia

Opuntia Lactuca

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Malpighiales

Asterales

8.5 Family

Euphorbiaceae

Asteraceae

8.6 Genus

Euphorbia

Lactuca

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Euphorbieae

Cichorieae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Jamaican poinsettia and Prickly Lettuce

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

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Season and Care of Jamaican poinsettia and Prickly Lettuce

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

Jamaican poinsettia and Prickly Lettuce Physical Information

Jamaican poinsettia and Prickly Lettuce physical information is very important for comparison. Jamaican poinsettia height is 180.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Prickly Lettuce height is Not Available and width Not Available. The color specification of Jamaican poinsettia and Prickly Lettuce are as follows:

Jamaican poinsettia flower color: Yellow, Red and Salmon
Jamaican poinsettia leaf color: Green and Light Green
Prickly Lettuce flower color: Yellow
Prickly Lettuce leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green

Care of Jamaican poinsettia and Prickly Lettuce

Care of Jamaican poinsettia and Prickly Lettuce include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Jamaican poinsettia 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 Jamaican poinsettia 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.