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Prickly Lettuce
Prickly Lettuce

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About Prickly Lettuce and Hedge Bamboo

What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Shrub
Grass

Origin

Europe
China

Types

-
Bambusoideae

Number of Varieties

3030
0 40000
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Habitat

Cultivated Beds, Waste areas
Dry Forest, hedge rows, open Woodlands, Shady Edge

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-98-15
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

-
12 - 1

Sunset Zone

-
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

40.00 cm460.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

30.00 cm50.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow
-

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

White
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Gray Green
Light Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green, Gray Green
Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

-
Light Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Light Green, Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Arrowhead
digitate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

-
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

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

Growth Rate

Very Fast
Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average
Average

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer
-

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Budding, From Rhizomes, Seedlings

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
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Moist
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

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
Cold climate, Drought, Heat Tolerance, Wet Site

Facts

Flowers

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
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Butterflies
Butterflies

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification, Food for insects, Wildlife

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Anxiety, Cough, Insomnia, Rheumatism, Wounds
-

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves
Stem, Tree trunks

Other Uses

Showy Purposes
Economic Purpose, Traditional medicine, Used As Food, Used for woodware, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

-
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

LACTUCA serriola
BAMBUSA multiplex

Common Name

Compass Plant, Horse Thistle, Prickly Lettuce
Clumping Bamboo, Hedge Bamboo

In Hindi

Prickly Lettuce
हेगड़े बांस

In German

Feigensalat
Hedge Bambus

In French

laitue scariole
Bamboo Hedge

In Spanish

lechuga espinosa
bambú de cobertura

In Greek

φραγκοσυκιές Μαρούλι
hedge Μπαμπού

In Portuguese

alface espinhosa
Bamboo Hedge

In Polish

Kolczasta Sałata
Żywopłoty Bamboo

In Latin

Opuntia Lactuca
Sepi Bamboo

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida

Order

Asterales
Cyperales

Family

Asteraceae
Poaceae

Genus

Lactuca
Bambusa

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Cichorieae
Bambuseae

Subfamily

-
Bambusoideae

Number of Species

1001200
1 27800
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Properties of Prickly Lettuce and Hedge Bamboo

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

Season and Care of Prickly Lettuce and Hedge Bamboo

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

Prickly Lettuce and Hedge Bamboo Physical Information

Prickly Lettuce and Hedge Bamboo physical information is very important for comparison. Prickly Lettuce height is 40.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Hedge Bamboo height is 460.00 cm and width 50.00 cm. The color specification of Prickly Lettuce and Hedge Bamboo are as follows:

  • Prickly Lettuce flower color: Yellow

  • Prickly Lettuce leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green

  • Hedge Bamboo flower color:

  • Hedge Bamboo leaf color: Light Green and Dark Green

Care of Prickly Lettuce and Hedge Bamboo

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