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Prickly Lettuce
Prickly Lettuce

Tree Echium
Tree Echium



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About Prickly Lettuce and Tree Echium

What is

Life Span

Annual
Biennial

Type

Shrub
Tree

Origin

Europe
Canary Islands

Types

-
Echium pininana

Number of Varieties

3010
0 40000
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Habitat

Cultivated Beds, Waste areas
tropical environments

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-98-10
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

-
9 - 1

Sunset Zone

-
21,22

Habit

Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

40.00 cm240.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

30.00 cm30.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow
Light Blue, Blue Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

White
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Gray Green
Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green, Gray Green
Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

-
Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Arrowhead
Lobed

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

-
-

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast
Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average
Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer
Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
-

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering
Medium

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Moist
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun

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
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
Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Butterflies
-

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Anxiety, Cough, Insomnia, Rheumatism, Wounds
-

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves
Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

-
Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

LACTUCA serriola
ECHIUM pininana

Common Name

Compass Plant, Horse Thistle, Prickly Lettuce
Giant Viper's Bugloss, Pine Echium, Tree Echium

In Hindi

Prickly Lettuce
Tree Echium

In German

Feigensalat
Baum Aciam

In French

laitue scariole
Arbre ACIAM

In Spanish

lechuga espinosa
árbol Aciam

In Greek

φραγκοσυκιές Μαρούλι
δέντρο Aciam

In Portuguese

alface espinhosa
árvore Aciam

In Polish

Kolczasta Sałata
drzewo Aciam

In Latin

Opuntia Lactuca
lignum Aciam

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales
Lamiales

Family

Asteraceae
Boraginaceae

Genus

Lactuca
Echium

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Cichorieae
-

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

10060
1 27800
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Properties of Prickly Lettuce and Tree Echium

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

Season and Care of Prickly Lettuce and Tree Echium

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

Prickly Lettuce and Tree Echium Physical Information

Prickly Lettuce and Tree Echium physical information is very important for comparison. Prickly Lettuce height is 40.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Tree Echium height is 240.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Prickly Lettuce and Tree Echium are as follows:

  • Prickly Lettuce flower color: Yellow

  • Prickly Lettuce leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green

  • Tree Echium flower color: Light Blue and Blue Violet

  • Tree Echium leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Prickly Lettuce and Tree Echium

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