Prickly Lettuce

Jamaican poinsettia

About Prickly Lettuce and Jamaican poinsettia

Prickly Lettuce

Jamaican poinsettia

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Europe

Caribbean

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cultivated Beds, Waste areas

Islands, subtropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-910-13

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

12-8

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

H1, H2, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

NA180.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA120.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

Yellow, Red, Salmon

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

White

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Gray Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green, Gray Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Arrowhead

Ovate

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

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Cuttings, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

Allow to dry out slightly between 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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Moist

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Insects

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

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

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

along a porch, deck or patio, Showy Purposes

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

Purgative, Syphilis

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Flowers, Latex

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes

Not Available

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Not Available

Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

LACTUCA serriola

EUPHORBIA punicea

7.2 Common Name

Compass Plant, Horse Thistle, Prickly Lettuce

Jamaican poinsettia, Flame of Jamaica, Vegetable-leather, Flame-of-Jamaica, Scarlet-flowered spurge, Crimson Euphorbia, West Indian spurge

7.2.1 In Hindi

Prickly Lettuce

Jamaican poinsettia

7.2.2 In German

Feigensalat

Jamaican poinsettia

7.2.3 In French

laitue scariole

Euphorbe cramoise

7.2.4 In Spanish

lechuga espinosa

Poinsetia de Jamaica, Flor de pascua del caribe

7.2.5 In Greek

φραγκοσυκιές Μαρούλι

Jamaican poinsettia

7.2.6 In Portuguese

alface espinhosa

Jamaican poinsettia

7.2.7 In Polish

Kolczasta Sałata

Jamaican poinsettia

7.2.8 In Latin

Opuntia Lactuca

Jamaican poinsettia

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

Malpighiales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Euphorbiaceae

8.6 Genus

Lactuca

Euphorbia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Cichorieae

Euphorbieae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Prickly Lettuce and Jamaican poinsettia

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

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Season and Care of Prickly Lettuce and Jamaican poinsettia

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

Prickly Lettuce and Jamaican poinsettia Physical Information

Prickly Lettuce and Jamaican poinsettia physical information is very important for comparison. Prickly Lettuce height is Not Available and width Not Available whereas Jamaican poinsettia height is 180.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Prickly Lettuce and Jamaican poinsettia are as follows:

Prickly Lettuce flower color: Yellow
Prickly Lettuce leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green
Jamaican poinsettia flower color: Yellow, Red and Salmon
Jamaican poinsettia leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Prickly Lettuce and Jamaican poinsettia

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