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About Prickly Lettuce and Cleome serrulata

1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual
Annual
1.2 Type
Shrub
Herbs, Vegetable
1.3 Origin
Europe
South America, Argentina, Brazil
1.4 Types
Not Available
Skunk weed, Navajo spinach
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
About Rice Plant
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Rank: N/A (Overall)
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1.5 Habitat
Cultivated Beds, Waste areas
foothill woods, open Woodlands, Prairies, Roadsides
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
6-9
3-10
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
Not Available
12 - 1
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
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, 24
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
About American ..
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Rank: N/A (Overall)
120.00 cm
Rank: 92 (Overall)
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2.1.2 Minimum Width
About Flowering..
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
120.00 cm
Rank: 79 (Overall)
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2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Yellow
White
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
White
Green
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Gray Green
Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Gray Green
Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Not Available
Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Arrowhead
Small elliptic
2.4 Thorns
8% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
8% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Not Available
Summer
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Summer, Late Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
60% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
60% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
3.3 Tolerances
Drought
Cold climate
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Medium, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water occasionally
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
Neutral
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
4.5.2 Soil Type
Moist
Sandy, Well drained
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sandy, 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 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
Insects, Leaf spot
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Cold climate
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
6% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
Sometimes
5.10 Self-Sowing
71% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
71% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.11 Attracts
Butterflies
Bees, Butterflies
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Landscape Designing
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, Food for insects, Shelter for wildlife
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Anxiety, Cough, Insomnia, Rheumatism, Wounds
Fever
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Flowers, Leaves, Seeds
6.2.3 Other Uses
Showy Purposes
Decoration Purposes, Making deodorants, Used as a dye, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
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
Not Available
Edible, Herb
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
LACTUCA serriola
CLEOME hassleriana 'Helen Campbell'
7.2 Common Name
Compass Plant, Horse Thistle, Prickly Lettuce
Cleome, Spider Flower
7.2.1 In Hindi
Prickly Lettuce
Cleome serrulata
7.2.2 In German
Feigensalat
Cleome serrulata
7.2.3 In French
laitue scariole
Cleome serrulata
7.2.4 In Spanish
lechuga espinosa
serrulata cleome
7.2.5 In Greek
φραγκοσυκιές Μαρούλι
Cleome serrulata
7.2.6 In Portuguese
alface espinhosa
serrulata Cleome
7.2.7 In Polish
Kolczasta Sałata
cleome serrulata
7.2.8 In Latin
Opuntia Lactuca
Cleome serrulata
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Asterales
Brassicales
8.5 Family
Asteraceae
Cleomaceae
8.6 Genus
Lactuca
Cleome
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
Cichorieae
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species
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Properties of Prickly Lettuce and Cleome serrulata

Wondering what are the properties of Prickly Lettuce and Cleome serrulata? We provide you with everything About Prickly Lettuce and Cleome serrulata. Prickly Lettuce doesn't have thorns and Cleome serrulata doesn't have thorns. Also Prickly Lettuce does not have fragrant flowers. Prickly Lettuce has allergic reactions like Not Available and Cleome serrulata 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 Prickly Lettuce and Cleome serrulata and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Season and Care of Prickly Lettuce and Cleome serrulata

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

Prickly Lettuce and Cleome serrulata Physical Information

Prickly Lettuce and Cleome serrulata physical information is very important for comparison. Prickly Lettuce height is Not Available and width Not Available whereas Cleome serrulata height is 120.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Prickly Lettuce and Cleome serrulata are as follows:

  • Prickly Lettuce flower color: Yellow

  • Prickly Lettuce leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green

  • Cleome serrulata flower color: White

  • Cleome serrulata leaf color: Green

Care of Prickly Lettuce and Cleome serrulata

Care of Prickly Lettuce and Cleome serrulata include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Prickly Lettuce pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Cleome serrulata pruning is done Remove damaged 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 Cleome serrulata needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.