Prickly Lettuce

Echeveria

About Prickly Lettuce and Echeveria

Prickly Lettuce

Echeveria

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

Cactus or Succulent

1.3 Origin

Europe

Central America

1.4 Types

Not Available

Echeveria halbingeri, Echeveria elegans

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cultivated Beds, Waste areas

Dry areas, Rocky areas, Semi arid regions, Semi desert

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-98-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

12 - 10

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

8,9,12,24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Rosette/Stemless

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

NA30.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA15.20 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

Light Pink, Light Yellow, Orange

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

White

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Gray Green

Green, Yellow green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green, Gray Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Pink

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Light Green, Light Pink, Lime Green, Yellow green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Arrowhead

Succulent

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Not Available

All year

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Dry, Sandy, Well drained

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Slightly Acidic

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

All year

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Dry soil, Heat Tolerance

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist, Never Over-water, Over-watering can cause leaf problems or root diseases, Requires regular 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

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, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

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, Water soluble fertilizers

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Insects, Mealybugs, Red blotch, Red spider mite, Scale, Slugs, Snails

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Dry soil, Heat Tolerance

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Single, Semi-Double

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Insects, Mealybugs

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Toxic

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Good for skin and hair

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Indoor Air Purification, Versatility

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Anxiety, Cough, Insomnia, Rheumatism, Wounds

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes

Cosmetics, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Not Available

Houseplant, Rock Garden, Showy Tree

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

LACTUCA serriola

ECHEVERIA

7.2 Common Name

Compass Plant, Horse Thistle, Prickly Lettuce

Oliverella Rose, Urbinia Rose

7.2.1 In Hindi

Prickly Lettuce

Echeveria

7.2.2 In German

Feigensalat

Echeveria

7.2.3 In French

laitue scariole

Echeveria

7.2.4 In Spanish

lechuga espinosa

Echeveria

7.2.5 In Greek

φραγκοσυκιές Μαρούλι

Echeveria

7.2.6 In Portuguese

alface espinhosa

Echeveria

7.2.7 In Polish

Kolczasta Sałata

Echeveria

7.2.8 In Latin

Opuntia Lactuca

Aeonium

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

Saxifragales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Crassulaceae

8.6 Genus

Lactuca

Echeveria

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Cichorieae

Sedeae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Sedoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Prickly Lettuce and Echeveria

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

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Season and Care of Prickly Lettuce and Echeveria

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

Prickly Lettuce and Echeveria Physical Information

Prickly Lettuce and Echeveria physical information is very important for comparison. Prickly Lettuce height is Not Available and width Not Available whereas Echeveria height is 30.00 cm and width 15.20 cm. The color specification of Prickly Lettuce and Echeveria are as follows:

Prickly Lettuce flower color: Yellow
Prickly Lettuce leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green
Echeveria flower color: Light Pink, Light Yellow and Orange
Echeveria leaf color: Green and Yellow green

Care of Prickly Lettuce and Echeveria

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