Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Cactus or Succulent
Vegetable
Origin
Southwestern United States, Mexico
Egypt
Types
Coryphantha ramillosa, Coryphantha echinus
Lactuca sativa
Number of Varieties
110
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40000
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Habitat
Desert, Grassland, Rocky areas, Sandy areas
Cold Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-15-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
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Sunset Zone
12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Rosette/Stemless
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.20 cm510.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
20.30 cm7.60 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Yellow green, Magenta, Coral
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Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
-
Leaf Color in Summer
-
-
Leaf Color in Fall
-
-
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Succulent
Spoon Shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
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Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
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Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
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The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
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Soil Drainage
Well drained
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Bloom Time
Spring
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Dry soil, Heat Tolerance
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Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Medium, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
Average Water Needs, Needs Very high moisture
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
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Soil Type
Loam, Sand
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Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season
10-10-10, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids, Armyworm, Beetles, Leafminers, Molecrickets, Red blotch, Thripes, Whiteflies
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Dry soil, Heat Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
Showy
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
Bold
Bold
Foliage Sheen
-
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds
Aphids, Caterpillar, Snails, Whiteflies
Allergy
Skin rash
Food Allergy, Hives, Swollen Lips
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
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Beauty Benefits
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Glowing Skin, Improve skin tone, Skin Problems
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Indoor Air Purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Fiber, Insomnia, Rich in protein
Part of Plant Used
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Leaves, Seeds, Stem
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Culinary use, Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Edible, Vegetable
Botanical Name
CORYPHANTHA
Lactuca sativa
Common Name
Pima Pineapple
Lettuce
In Hindi
Pima अनानस
सलाद
In German
Pima Ananas
Salat
In French
Pima ananas
Salade
In Spanish
Pima piña
Lechuga
In Greek
Pima Ανανάς
Μαρούλι
In Portuguese
Pima Pineapple
Alface
In Polish
Pima Ananas
Sałata
In Latin
Pineapple Pima
lactuca
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Asterales
Family
Cactaceae
Asteraceae
Genus
Coryphantha
Lactuca
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Cacteae
Cichorieae
Subfamily
Cactoideae
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Number of Species
1100
1
27800
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