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Prickly Lettuce
Prickly Lettuce

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About Prickly Lettuce and Red Alder

What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Shrub
Tree

Origin

Europe
North America, United States, Northwestern United States, Alaska, California, Canada

Types

-
-

Number of Varieties

3030
0 40000
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Habitat

Cultivated Beds, Waste areas
Lowland evergreen rainforest

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-94-7
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

-
7-1

Sunset Zone

-
3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17

Habit

Clump-Forming
Pyramidal

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

40.00 cm1,370.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

30.00 cm610.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow
Yellow, Red, Coral

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

White
Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Gray Green
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green, Gray Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

-
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Arrowhead
Ovate

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
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average
Average

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer
Early Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Maritime exposure, Salt water

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Layering, 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
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Nitrogen

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
-

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Maritime exposure, Salt water

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
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Butterflies
Insects

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
-

Beauty Benefits

-
Skin Problems

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Anxiety, Cough, Insomnia, Rheumatism, Wounds
Anodyne, Appetizer, Astringent

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves
Flowers, Inner Bark, Sap

Other Uses

Showy Purposes
Used as a dye, used for making charcoal, Used for making informal hedge

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

-
Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

LACTUCA serriola
ALNUS rubra

Common Name

Compass Plant, Horse Thistle, Prickly Lettuce
Oregon Alder, Red Alder

In Hindi

Prickly Lettuce
red alder

In German

Feigensalat
rot-Erle

In French

laitue scariole
aulne rouge

In Spanish

lechuga espinosa
aliso rojo

In Greek

φραγκοσυκιές Μαρούλι
κόκκινη σκλήθρα

In Portuguese

alface espinhosa
amieiro vermelho

In Polish

Kolczasta Sałata
czerwony olcha

In Latin

Opuntia Lactuca
red alnus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales
Fagales

Family

Asteraceae
Betulaceae

Genus

Lactuca
Alnus

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Cichorieae
-

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

10035
1 27800
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Properties of Prickly Lettuce and Red Alder

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

Season and Care of Prickly Lettuce and Red Alder

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

Prickly Lettuce and Red Alder Physical Information

Prickly Lettuce and Red Alder physical information is very important for comparison. Prickly Lettuce height is 40.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Red Alder height is 1,370.00 cm and width 610.00 cm. The color specification of Prickly Lettuce and Red Alder are as follows:

  • Prickly Lettuce flower color: Yellow

  • Prickly Lettuce leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green

  • Red Alder flower color: Yellow, Red and Coral

  • Red Alder leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Prickly Lettuce and Red Alder

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