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About Prickly Lettuce and Tree Echium


About Tree Echium and Prickly Lettuce


What is

Life Span
Annual  
Biennial  

Type
Shrub  
Tree  

Origin
Europe  
Canary Islands  

Types
-  
Echium pininana  

Number of Varieties
30  
99+
10  

Habitat
Cultivated Beds, Waste areas  
tropical environments  

USDA Hardiness Zone
6-9  
8-10  

AHS Heat Zone
-  
9 - 1  

Sunset Zone
-  
21,22  

Habit
Clump-Forming  
Upright/Erect  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
40.00 cm  
240.00 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
30.00 cm  
30.00 cm  
99+

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
No  
No  

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
No  
No  

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
No  
-  

Edible Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
No  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
No  
Yes  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
Medium  
Fine  

Foliage Sheen
Matte  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
Yes  
No  

Self-Sowing
Yes  
Yes  

Attracts
Butterflies  
-  

Allergy
-  
-  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes  
Showy Purposes  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
Yes  
No  

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
No  
Sometimes  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

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
100  
60  

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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.

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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:

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.

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