Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Herbs
Shrub
Origin
Russia/Siberia, Iraq, Iran, Asia
Europe
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
-30
0
40000
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Habitat
Farms, Fields, Mediterranean region, Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
Cultivated Beds, Waste areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-106-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-12
-
Sunset Zone
1,2,3,10,11,12,13
-
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
180.00 cm40.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
-30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Green, Tan
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Tan, Brown, Sandy Brown
White
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Tan, Brown
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Yellow green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Arrowhead
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
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
Late Winter
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Requires regular watering, Water twice a day in the initial period, Water when soil is dry
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 ocassionally, Requires little pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Butterflies
Allergy
Depression, Rapid Heartbeat, Sleepiness
-
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
Leaves
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Cosmetics, Oil is used as fuel, Pulp can be used to make rope place mats and other goods, Used as an ointment, Used As Food, Used for producing cooking oil, Used in biomass, Used in construction, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry
Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
-
Botanical Name
CANNABIS sativa
LACTUCA serriola
Common Name
Marijuana
Compass Plant, Horse Thistle, Prickly Lettuce
In Hindi
मारिजुआना
Prickly Lettuce
In German
Marihuana
Feigensalat
In French
Marijuana
laitue scariole
In Spanish
Marijuana
lechuga espinosa
In Greek
Μαριχουάνα
φραγκοσυκιές Μαρούλι
In Portuguese
Maconha
alface espinhosa
In Polish
Marihuana
Kolczasta Sałata
In Latin
Marijuana
Opuntia Lactuca
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Asterales
Family
Cannabaceae
Asteraceae
Genus
Cannabis
Lactuca
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Cichorieae
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
3100
1
27800
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