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Prickly Lettuce
Prickly Lettuce

Malabar Spinach
Malabar Spinach



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About Prickly Lettuce and Malabar Spinach

What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Shrub
Vegetable

Origin

Europe
Southeastern Asia, India

Types

-
Red Malabar Spinach, Green Malabar Spinach

Number of Varieties

305
0 40000
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Habitat

Cultivated Beds, Waste areas
Hot climate regions, Humid climates

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-9-9999
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

-
12*7

Sunset Zone

-
H1, H2, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming
Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

40.00 cm2.40 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

30.00 cm24.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow
Red, Green, Orange Red

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

White
White, Ivory

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Gray Green
Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green, Gray Green
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

-
Purple, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Purple, Gray Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Arrowhead
Heart-shaped

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
Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average
Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer
-

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Leaf Cutting, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering
Do not let dry out between waterings, Requires consistently moist soil

In Summer

Lots of watering
Average Water

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral
Neutral

Soil Type

Moist
Clay, Loam

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 leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Nitrogen

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Aphids

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
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Butterflies
-

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
Folate, Iron, Low calories, Low Fats, Rich in Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin A, Vitamin C

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves
Leaves

Other Uses

Showy Purposes
Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

-
Container, Edible, Groundcover, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

LACTUCA serriola
BASELLA alba

Common Name

Compass Plant, Horse Thistle, Prickly Lettuce
Ceylon Spinach, Malabar Spinach, Red Malabar Spinach

In Hindi

Prickly Lettuce
पोई

In German

Feigensalat
Malabarspinat

In French

laitue scariole
L’épinard de Malabar

In Spanish

lechuga espinosa
espinaca de Malabar

In Greek

φραγκοσυκιές Μαρούλι
Malabar Σπανάκι

In Portuguese

alface espinhosa
Malabar espinafre

In Polish

Kolczasta Sałata
Szpinak Malabar

In Latin

Opuntia Lactuca
Spinach Malabar

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Eudicotyledones

Order

Asterales
Caryophyllales

Family

Asteraceae
Basellaceae

Genus

Lactuca
Basella

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Cichorieae
-

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

10060
1 27800
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Properties of Prickly Lettuce and Malabar Spinach

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

Season and Care of Prickly Lettuce and Malabar Spinach

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

Prickly Lettuce and Malabar Spinach Physical Information

Prickly Lettuce and Malabar Spinach physical information is very important for comparison. Prickly Lettuce height is 40.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Malabar Spinach height is 2.40 cm and width 24.00 cm. The color specification of Prickly Lettuce and Malabar Spinach are as follows:

  • Prickly Lettuce flower color: Yellow

  • Prickly Lettuce leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green

  • Malabar Spinach flower color: Red, Green and Orange Red

  • Malabar Spinach leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Prickly Lettuce and Malabar Spinach

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