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About Melampodium and Prickly Lettuce

1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual
Annual
1.2 Type
Perennial
Shrub
1.3 Origin
Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America
Europe
1.4 Types
Perennials
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
About Rice Plant
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
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1.5 Habitat
Desert
Cultivated Beds, Waste areas
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
2-11
6-9
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
12 - 6
Not Available
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 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
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
About American ..
30.50 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
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2.1.2 Minimum Width
About Flowering..
20.30 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
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2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Yellow, Gold
Yellow
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Sandy Brown
White
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Light Green, Gray Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Light Green, Gray Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Not Available
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Lobed
Arrowhead
2.4 Thorns
8% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
8% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Not Available
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Fast
Very Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral
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
60% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
60% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
3.3 Tolerances
Drought
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Requires regular watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Alkaline
Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
Well drained
Moist
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Showy
Showy
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
34% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
34% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
30% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
30% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
50% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
50% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
15% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
15% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
22% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
22% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
17% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
17% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.4 Showy Foliage
40% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
40% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.5 Showy Bark
3% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
3% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.6 Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
2% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
2% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.9 Invasive
Sometimes
6% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.10 Self-Sowing
71% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
71% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.11 Attracts
Butterflies
Butterflies
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
76% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
76% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Anxiety, Cough, Insomnia, Rheumatism, Wounds
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Seeds
Flowers, Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Showy Purposes
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
31% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
31% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
All Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
All Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
6.5 Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container
Not Available
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
MELAMPODIUM divaricatum
LACTUCA serriola
7.2 Common Name
Butter Daisy, Melampodium
Compass Plant, Horse Thistle, Prickly Lettuce
7.2.1 In Hindi
Melampodium
Prickly Lettuce
7.2.2 In German
Melmpodiam
Feigensalat
7.2.3 In French
Melmpodiam
laitue scariole
7.2.4 In Spanish
Melmpodiam
lechuga espinosa
7.2.5 In Greek
Melmpodiam
φραγκοσυκιές Μαρούλι
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Melmpodiam
alface espinhosa
7.2.7 In Polish
Melmpodiam
Kolczasta Sałata
7.2.8 In Latin
Melmpodiam
Opuntia Lactuca
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Asterales
Asterales
8.5 Family
Asteraceae
Asteraceae
8.6 Genus
Melampodium
Lactuca
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Millerieae
Cichorieae
8.9 Subfamily
Asteroideae
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species
About Orchid
39
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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Properties of Melampodium and Prickly Lettuce

Wondering what are the properties of Melampodium and Prickly Lettuce? We provide you with everything About Melampodium and Prickly Lettuce. Melampodium doesn't have thorns and Prickly Lettuce doesn't have thorns. Also Melampodium does not have fragrant flowers. Melampodium 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 Melampodium and Prickly Lettuce and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Season and Care of Melampodium and Prickly Lettuce

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

Melampodium and Prickly Lettuce Physical Information

Melampodium and Prickly Lettuce physical information is very important for comparison. Melampodium height is 30.50 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Prickly Lettuce height is Not Available and width Not Available. The color specification of Melampodium and Prickly Lettuce are as follows:

  • Melampodium flower color: Yellow and Gold

  • Melampodium leaf color: Green

  • Prickly Lettuce flower color: Yellow

  • Prickly Lettuce leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green

Care of Melampodium and Prickly Lettuce

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