Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Shrub
Origin
Europe
Southwestern United States, Mexico
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
3040
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds, Waste areas
Wild
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-98-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
10-8
Sunset Zone
-
10, 11, 12, 13
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
40.00 cm90.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm5.10 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
Hot Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
White
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Gray Green
Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Gray Green
Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Arrowhead
Lance shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
occasional watering once established
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
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
Flowers
Showy
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
Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
poisonous if ingested
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Borders, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anxiety, Cough, Insomnia, Rheumatism, Wounds
constipation, Stomach pain, Swelling, Wounds
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Flowers, Leaves, Stem
Other Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
-
Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
LACTUCA serriola
PENSTEMON parryi
Common Name
Compass Plant, Horse Thistle, Prickly Lettuce
Parry's Beardtongue
In Hindi
Prickly Lettuce
penstemon parryi
In German
Feigensalat
penstemon parryi
In French
laitue scariole
penstemon parryi
In Spanish
lechuga espinosa
parryi penstemon
In Greek
φραγκοσυκιές Μαρούλι
penstemon parryi
In Portuguese
alface espinhosa
parryi penstemon
In Polish
Kolczasta Sałata
penstemon parryi
In Latin
Opuntia Lactuca
Persicaria californicum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Lamiales
Family
Asteraceae
Scrophulariaceae
Genus
Lactuca
Penstemon
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Cichorieae
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
1001
1
27800
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