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Prickly Lettuce
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About Prickly Lettuce and Fig

What is

Life Span

Annual
Annual

Type

Shrub
Fruit

Origin

Europe
Mediterranean, Western Asia

Types

-
Common Fig, Ficus carica

Number of Varieties

3010
0 40000
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Habitat

Cultivated Beds, Waste areas
Cropland, Rocky areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-9-9999
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

-
-

Sunset Zone

-
H1, H2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

40.00 cm300.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

30.00 cm300.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow
Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

White
Green, Purple, Dark Green, Bronze, Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Gray Green
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green, Gray Green
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

-
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Arrowhead
Maple shaped

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

-
Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

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

Growth Rate

Very Fast
Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average
Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer
Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering
Needs watering once a week, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Moist
Clay, 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
Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single
-

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Medium
Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Butterflies
Birds

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
-

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Anxiety, Cough, Insomnia, Rheumatism, Wounds
Asthma, constipation, Diabetes

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves
Fruits

Other Uses

Showy Purposes
Culinary use, Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

-
Container, Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Houseplant, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

LACTUCA serriola
FICUS carica

Common Name

Compass Plant, Horse Thistle, Prickly Lettuce
Fig

In Hindi

Prickly Lettuce
अंजीर

In German

Feigensalat
Feige

In French

laitue scariole
figue

In Spanish

lechuga espinosa
higo

In Greek

φραγκοσυκιές Μαρούλι
Σύκο

In Portuguese

alface espinhosa
Figura

In Polish

Kolczasta Sałata
Figa

In Latin

Opuntia Lactuca
Fig

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
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Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales
Rosales

Family

Asteraceae
Moraceae

Genus

Lactuca
Ficus

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Cichorieae
Ficeae

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

100800
1 27800
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Properties of Prickly Lettuce and Fig

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

Season and Care of Prickly Lettuce and Fig

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

Prickly Lettuce and Fig Physical Information

Prickly Lettuce and Fig physical information is very important for comparison. Prickly Lettuce height is 40.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Fig height is 300.00 cm and width 300.00 cm. The color specification of Prickly Lettuce and Fig are as follows:

  • Prickly Lettuce flower color: Yellow

  • Prickly Lettuce leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green

  • Fig flower color: Green

  • Fig leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Prickly Lettuce and Fig

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