Melampodium

Prickly Lettuce

About Melampodium and Prickly Lettuce

Melampodium

Prickly Lettuce

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Perennial

Shrub

Origin

Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America

Europe

Types

Perennials

Number of Varieties

4030

0 40000

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Habitat

Desert

Cultivated Beds, Waste areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

2-116-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 6

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

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.50 cm40.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

20.30 cm30.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Gold

Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

White

Leaf Color in Spring

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

Lobed

Arrowhead

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Alkaline

Neutral

Soil Type

Well drained

Moist

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

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

✔ ✘

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

Butterflies

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Anxiety, Cough, Insomnia, Rheumatism, Wounds

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Showy Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum

LACTUCA serriola

Common Name

Butter Daisy, Melampodium

Compass Plant, Horse Thistle, Prickly Lettuce

In Hindi

Melampodium

Prickly Lettuce

In German

Melmpodiam

Feigensalat

In French

Melmpodiam

laitue scariole

In Spanish

Melmpodiam

lechuga espinosa

In Greek

Melmpodiam

φραγκοσυκιές Μαρούλι

In Portuguese

Melmpodiam

alface espinhosa

In Polish

Melmpodiam

Kolczasta Sałata

In Latin

Melmpodiam

Opuntia Lactuca

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Family

Asteraceae

Genus

Melampodium

Lactuca

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Millerieae

Cichorieae

Subfamily

Asteroideae

Number of Species

39100

1 27800

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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 and Prickly Lettuce has allergic reactions like . 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.

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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 40.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. 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.