Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Flowering Plants
Shrub
Origin
Eastern Asia
Europe
Types
Darjeeling Red , Donald Lowndes , Superba
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Number of Varieties
3530
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40000
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Habitat
High elevation
Cultivated Beds, Waste areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-96-9
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-5
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Sunset Zone
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17
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Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm40.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm30.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
White
Leaf Color in Spring
Red, Burgundy, Silver
Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Red, Burgundy, Silver
Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Burgundy, Silver
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Leaf Color in Winter
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Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Bi-lobed
Arrowhead
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
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Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Light Frost
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Layering, Root Division, Softwood cuttings, Stem Cutting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Never Over-water
Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Moist
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
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
Fungal leaf spots
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
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
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Butterflies
Allergy
Diarrhea, Stomach pain
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
along a porch, deck or patio, bank hedging, Cottage Garden
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Skin irritation
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
bowel syndrome, Gastrointestinal disorders, hypertension
Anxiety, Cough, Insomnia, Rheumatism, Wounds
Part of Plant Used
Root, Root bark
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
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Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Mixed Border
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Botanical Name
PERSICARIA microcephala 'Dragon's Eye'
LACTUCA serriola
Common Name
Dragon's Eye Fleeceflower, Fleeceflower
Compass Plant, Horse Thistle, Prickly Lettuce
In Hindi
fleeceflower
Prickly Lettuce
In German
fleeceflower
Feigensalat
In French
fleeceflower
laitue scariole
In Spanish
Polygonum affine
lechuga espinosa
In Greek
fleeceflower
φραγκοσυκιές Μαρούλι
In Portuguese
fleeceflower
alface espinhosa
In Polish
fleeceflower
Kolczasta Sałata
In Latin
fleeceflower
Opuntia Lactuca
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta
Class
Agaricomycetes
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Asterales
Family
Polygonaceae
Asteraceae
Genus
Periscaria
Lactuca
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
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Cichorieae
Subfamily
-
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Number of Species
50100
1
27800
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