1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Shrub
Flowering Plants, Grass, Shrubs
1.3 Origin
Europe
Central America, North America
1.4 Types
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1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Cultivated Beds, Waste areas
Temperate Regions, tropical environments
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
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1.8 Sunset Zone
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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
Yellow
Pink, Red, White, Yellow
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Gray Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Gray Green
Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Not Available
Yellow green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
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Fall, Late Summer, Mid Summer
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, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Early Fall, Late Summer, Mid Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Do not water excessively
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
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut back old stems to the ground
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
as it is a flowering plant, use high phosphorous content 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
Butterflies
Bees, Butterflies
5.12 Allergy
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6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes, small hedge
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
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Making cosmetics
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
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6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Anxiety, Cough, Insomnia, Rheumatism, Wounds
anti-inflammatory, Aphrodisiac, Diuretic, Purgative, Vulnerary
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Flowers, Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
Showy Purposes
Edible dye
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Not Available
Container, Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation, Wildflower
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
LACTUCA serriola
Mirabilis jalapa
7.2 Common Name
Compass Plant, Horse Thistle, Prickly Lettuce
marvel of peru, four o'clock flower
7.2.1 In Hindi
Prickly Lettuce
Mirabilis jalapa
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
laitue scariole
Belle-de-nuit
7.2.4 In Spanish
lechuga espinosa
Dondiego de noche
7.2.5 In Greek
φραγκοσυκιές Μαρούλι
mirabilis Jalapa
7.2.6 In Portuguese
alface espinhosa
Maravilha
7.2.7 In Polish
Kolczasta Sałata
mirabilis Jalapa
7.2.8 In Latin
Opuntia Lactuca
mirabilis Ja-
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
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8.10 Number of Species