Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Vegetable
Flowering Plants
Origin
Egypt
South America, Argentina, Brazil
Types
Lactuca sativa
Helen Campbell spider flower, Queen Series spider flower, Violet Queen spider flower
Number of Varieties
104
0
40000
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Habitat
Cold Regions
vacant lots, wastelands, yards
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99998-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12 - 1
Sunset Zone
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24
Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
510.00 cm120.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
7.60 cm120.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White, Purple, Pink, Rose, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Green
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Spoon Shaped
Lanceolate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
-
Fast
Type of Soil
-
Sand
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Needs Very high moisture
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
-
Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
10-10-10, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Armyworm, Beetles, Leafminers, Molecrickets, Red blotch, Thripes, Whiteflies
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
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
Bold
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
-
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Aphids, Caterpillar, Snails, Whiteflies
Butterflies
Allergy
Food Allergy, Hives, Swollen Lips
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Borders
Beauty Benefits
Glowing Skin, Improve skin tone, Skin Problems
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Fiber, Insomnia, Rich in protein
anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antinociceptive
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds, Stem
Leaves
Other Uses
Culinary use, Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Used for bedding in gardens
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Vegetable
Foundation, Landscape
Botanical Name
Lactuca sativa
CLEOME hassleriana
Common Name
Lettuce
Cleome, Pink Queen, Spider Flower
In Hindi
सलाद
Pink Queen
In German
Salat
rosa Königin
In French
Salade
Reine rose
In Spanish
Lechuga
Reina de color rosa
In Greek
Μαρούλι
ροζ Βασίλισσα
In Portuguese
Alface
Rainha -de-rosa
In Polish
Sałata
Różowa Królowa
In Latin
lactuca
Regina Pink
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Brassicales
Family
Asteraceae
Cleomaceae
Genus
Lactuca
Cleome
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Cichorieae
Cleomeae
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
1001
1
27800
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