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Prickly Lettuce
Prickly Lettuce

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About Prickly Lettuce and False Indigo

What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Shrub
Shrub

Origin

Europe
North America, United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, Canada

Types

-
Blue False Indigo White False Indigo

Number of Varieties

302
0 40000
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Habitat

Cultivated Beds, Waste areas
gardens, Grassland, Warmer regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-92-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

-
8-1

Sunset Zone

-
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

Habit

Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

40.00 cm60.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

30.00 cm120.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow
Purple

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
-

Fruit Color

White
Light Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Gray Green
Light Green, Gray Green, Gray

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green, Gray Green
Light Green, Gray Green, Gray

Leaf Color in Fall

-
Light Green, Gray Green, Gray

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Arrowhead
Ovate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

-
Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Very Fast
Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average
Well drained

Bloom Time

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

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Moist
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Medium
Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Butterflies
-

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Anxiety, Cough, Insomnia, Rheumatism, Wounds
-

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves
Whole plant

Other Uses

Showy Purposes
Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

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Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

LACTUCA serriola
AMORPHA canescens

Common Name

Compass Plant, Horse Thistle, Prickly Lettuce
False Indigo

In Hindi

Prickly Lettuce
इंडिगो

In German

Feigensalat
falsches Indigo

In French

laitue scariole
faux Indigo

In Spanish

lechuga espinosa
Falso Indigo

In Greek

φραγκοσυκιές Μαρούλι
Λάθος Indigo

In Portuguese

alface espinhosa
false Indigo

In Polish

Kolczasta Sałata
fałsz Indigo

In Latin

Opuntia Lactuca
falsum indicum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
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Order

Asterales
Fabales

Family

Asteraceae
Fabaceae

Genus

Lactuca
Amorpha

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Cichorieae
-

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

10021
1 27800
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Properties of Prickly Lettuce and False Indigo

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

Season and Care of Prickly Lettuce and False Indigo

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

Prickly Lettuce and False Indigo Physical Information

Prickly Lettuce and False Indigo physical information is very important for comparison. Prickly Lettuce height is 40.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas False Indigo height is 60.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Prickly Lettuce and False Indigo are as follows:

  • Prickly Lettuce flower color: Yellow

  • Prickly Lettuce leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green

  • False Indigo flower color: Purple

  • False Indigo leaf color: Light Green, Gray Green and Gray

Care of Prickly Lettuce and False Indigo

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