Prickly Lettuce

Common Mallow

About Prickly Lettuce and Common Mallow

Prickly Lettuce

Common Mallow

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Shrub

Origin

Europe

Europe, Northern Africa, Asia

Types

Malva sylvestris

Number of Varieties

3050

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Habitat

Cultivated Beds, Waste areas

Cultivated Beds

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-94-8

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AHS Heat Zone

10 - 1

Sunset Zone

Habit

Clump-Forming

Prostrate/Trailing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

40.00 cm20.30 cm

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Minimum Width

30.00 cm25.40 cm

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow

White, Purple, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

White

Green, Tan

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Gray Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green, Gray Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Arrowhead

Lobed

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

Medium

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Soil Type

Moist

Well drained

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sandy

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Part 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

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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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

anti-inflammatory, Burns, Eczema, Gastritis, Inflammation, Insect Bites, Kidney problems, Respiratory Disorders, Ulcers

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Showy Purposes

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Groundcover

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

LACTUCA serriola

Malva Neglecta

Common Name

Compass Plant, Horse Thistle, Prickly Lettuce

Common Mallow

In Hindi

Prickly Lettuce

malva neglecta

In German

Feigensalat

malva neglecta

In French

laitue scariole

malva neglecta

In Spanish

lechuga espinosa

Malva neglecta

In Greek

φραγκοσυκιές Μαρούλι

Malva neglecta

In Portuguese

alface espinhosa

malva neglecta

In Polish

Kolczasta Sałata

Ślaz zaniedbany

In Latin

Opuntia Lactuca

neglecta malva

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Malvales

Family

Asteraceae

Malvaceae

Genus

Lactuca

Malva

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Cichorieae

Malveae

Subfamily

Malvoideae

Number of Species

10030

1 27800

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Properties of Prickly Lettuce and Common Mallow

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

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Season and Care of Prickly Lettuce and Common Mallow

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

Prickly Lettuce and Common Mallow Physical Information

Prickly Lettuce and Common Mallow physical information is very important for comparison. Prickly Lettuce height is 40.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Common Mallow height is 20.30 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Prickly Lettuce and Common Mallow are as follows:

Prickly Lettuce flower color: Yellow
Prickly Lettuce leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green
Common Mallow flower color: White, Purple and Lavender
Common Mallow leaf color: Green

Care of Prickly Lettuce and Common Mallow

Care of Prickly Lettuce and Common Mallow include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Prickly Lettuce pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Common Mallow pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Prickly Lettuce needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Common Mallow needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.