Prickly Lettuce

Buddha's Belly Bamboo

About Prickly Lettuce and Buddha's Belly Bamboo

Prickly Lettuce

Buddha's Belly Bamboo

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

Grass

1.3 Origin

Europe

China, Japan

1.4 Types

Not Available

Slender Weavers Bamboo, Golden Buddha's Belly Bamboo, Painted Bamboo

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cultivated Beds, Waste areas

Subtropical climates, Subtropical forests

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-99-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

12 - 9

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

H1, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

NA152.40 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA5.50 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

White

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Gray Green

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green, Gray Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Arrowhead

Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Not Available

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Divison

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Needs 2-3 times watering per week, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply, Water when soil is dry

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

Less Watering

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Moist

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Cut the culms, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Not Available

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

None

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

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Butterflies, Mites

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Pollen, Rash

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Bonsai

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Good for skin and hair, 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

Anxiety, Cough, Insomnia, Rheumatism, Wounds

Healthy teeth, Pain in gums

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Sap, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes

Container, Espalier, Screen, Used in paper industry

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Not Available

Container, Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

LACTUCA serriola

BAMBUSA ventricosa

7.2 Common Name

Compass Plant, Horse Thistle, Prickly Lettuce

Buddha's Belly Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo, Ventricose Bamboo

7.2.1 In Hindi

Prickly Lettuce

बुद्ध के पेट बांस

7.2.2 In German

Feigensalat

Buddhas Bauch Bambus

7.2.3 In French

laitue scariole

Le Bamboo Belly de Bouddha

7.2.4 In Spanish

lechuga espinosa

De bambú del vientre de Buda

7.2.5 In Greek

φραγκοσυκιές Μαρούλι

Κοιλιά Μπαμπού Βούδα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

alface espinhosa

Bamboo barriga de Buda

7.2.7 In Polish

Kolczasta Sałata

Buddy Belly Bamboo

7.2.8 In Latin

Opuntia Lactuca

Buddha ventre Bamboo

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

Poales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Lactuca

Bambusa

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Cichorieae

Bambuseae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Bambusoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Prickly Lettuce and Buddha's Belly Bamboo

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Season and Care of Prickly Lettuce and Buddha's Belly Bamboo

Season and care of Prickly Lettuce and Buddha's Belly Bamboo is important to know. While considering everything about Prickly Lettuce and Buddha's Belly Bamboo Care, growing season is an essential factor. Prickly Lettuce season is Not Available and Buddha's Belly Bamboo season is Not Available. The type of soil for Prickly Lettuce is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Buddha's Belly Bamboo is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Prickly Lettuce is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Buddha's Belly Bamboo is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Prickly Lettuce and Buddha's Belly Bamboo Physical Information

Prickly Lettuce and Buddha's Belly Bamboo physical information is very important for comparison. Prickly Lettuce height is Not Available and width Not Available whereas Buddha's Belly Bamboo height is 152.40 cm and width 5.50 cm. The color specification of Prickly Lettuce and Buddha's Belly Bamboo are as follows:

Prickly Lettuce flower color: Yellow
Prickly Lettuce leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green
Buddha's Belly Bamboo flower color: Red
Buddha's Belly Bamboo leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Prickly Lettuce and Buddha's Belly Bamboo

Care of Prickly Lettuce and Buddha's Belly Bamboo include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Prickly Lettuce pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Buddha's Belly Bamboo pruning is done Cut the culms, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Prickly Lettuce needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Buddha's Belly Bamboo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Less Watering.