1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Europe
Mexico, Central America
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Cultivated Beds, Waste areas
Forest edges, gardens, Grassland, Homesteads, Rocky areas, Woods
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 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, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Gray Green
Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Gray Green
Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Not Available
Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Stem Planting, Vegetative Reproduction
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Requires regular watering, Water occasionally
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral
Slightly Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Bright Indirect Sunlight
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune regularly
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
no allergic reactions
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Anxiety, Cough, Insomnia, Rheumatism, Wounds
Gastrointestinal disorders, Skin Disorders
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Whole plant
6.2.3 Other Uses
Showy Purposes
Decoration Purposes, Not Available
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Not Available
Foundation, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
LACTUCA serriola
TAGETES erecta 'French Vanilla'
7.2 Common Name
Compass Plant, Horse Thistle, Prickly Lettuce
African Marigold
7.2.1 In Hindi
Prickly Lettuce
अफ्रीकी गेंदा
7.2.2 In German
Feigensalat
Studentenblume
7.2.3 In French
laitue scariole
Marigold africaine
7.2.4 In Spanish
lechuga espinosa
caléndula africana
7.2.5 In Greek
φραγκοσυκιές Μαρούλι
Αφρικής κατιφές
7.2.6 In Portuguese
alface espinhosa
marigold africano
7.2.7 In Polish
Kolczasta Sałata
afrykański nagietka
7.2.8 In Latin
Opuntia Lactuca
African pingit vaccinia caltha
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Not Available
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Asteroideae
8.10 Number of Species