Prickly Lettuce

Dudleya

About Prickly Lettuce and Dudleya

Prickly Lettuce

Dudleya

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

Succulent

1.3 Origin

Europe

Western United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

Not Available

Dudleya brittonii Dudleya pulverulenta Dudleya farinosa Dudleya caespitosa Dudleya virens

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA30

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cultivated Beds, Waste areas

Barren waste areas, Semi arid regions, Semi desert

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-9Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Rosette/Stemless

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

NA7.60 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA7.60 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

White, Yellow, Red, Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

White

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Gray Green

Green, Gray

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green, Gray Green

Green, Gray

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Green, Gray

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green, Gray

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Arrowhead

Acuminate

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

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

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Cuttings, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Needs less watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Moist

Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

No fertilizers needed

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Cochineal insect, Mealybugs, Nematodes, Red blotch, Rodent, Scale insects

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Full Sun, Shade areas

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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

Bold

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

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Anxiety, Cough, Insomnia, Rheumatism, Wounds

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes

Not Available

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Not Available

Container, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

LACTUCA serriola

DUDLEYA

7.2 Common Name

Compass Plant, Horse Thistle, Prickly Lettuce

Chalk Lettuce Chalk dudleya

7.2.1 In Hindi

Prickly Lettuce

Dudleya

7.2.2 In German

Feigensalat

Dudleya

7.2.3 In French

laitue scariole

Dudleya

7.2.4 In Spanish

lechuga espinosa

dudleya

7.2.5 In Greek

φραγκοσυκιές Μαρούλι

Dudleya

7.2.6 In Portuguese

alface espinhosa

Dudleya

7.2.7 In Polish

Kolczasta Sałata

Dudleya

7.2.8 In Latin

Opuntia Lactuca

Dudley

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

Saxifragales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Crassulaceae

8.6 Genus

Lactuca

Dudleya

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Cichorieae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA45

1 27800

Properties of Prickly Lettuce and Dudleya

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

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Season and Care of Prickly Lettuce and Dudleya

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

Prickly Lettuce and Dudleya Physical Information

Prickly Lettuce and Dudleya physical information is very important for comparison. Prickly Lettuce height is Not Available and width Not Available whereas Dudleya height is 7.60 cm and width 7.60 cm. The color specification of Prickly Lettuce and Dudleya are as follows:

Prickly Lettuce flower color: Yellow
Prickly Lettuce leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green
Dudleya flower color: White, Yellow, Red and Pink
Dudleya leaf color: Green and Gray

Care of Prickly Lettuce and Dudleya

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