1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
1.4 Types
Not Available
Cat palm, Date palm, Old Man palm
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Cultivated Beds, Waste areas
gardens, Grassland
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
H1, H2, 13, 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
Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Gray Green
Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
1.0.1 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green, Dark Green
1.2 Shape
1.2.1 Leaf Shape
Arrowhead
Long hair-like leaves
1.5 Thorns
2 Season
2.1 Plant Season
Not Available
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
2.2 Growing Conditions
2.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
2.2.2 Growth Rate
2.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
2.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
2.2.5 Soil Drainage
2.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
2.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
2.3 Tolerances
3 Care
3.1 Where to Plant?
3.2 How to Plant?
3.3 Plant Maintenance
3.4 Watering Plants
3.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs
3.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
3.4.3 In Spring
3.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
3.5 Soil
3.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
3.5.2 Soil Type
3.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
3.6 Sun Exposure
3.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
3.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
3.9 Pests and Diseases
3.10 Plant Tolerance
4 Facts
4.1 Flowers
4.1.1 Flower Petal Number
4.2 Fruits
4.2.1 Showy Fruit
4.2.2 Edible Fruit
4.3 Fragrance
4.3.1 Fragrant Flower
4.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
4.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
4.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
4.4 Showy Foliage
4.5 Showy Bark
4.6 Foliage Texture
4.7 Foliage Sheen
4.8 Evergreen
4.9 Invasive
4.10 Self-Sowing
4.11 Attracts
Butterflies
Bugs, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Mites, Spider Mites
4.12 Allergy
Not Available
Blurred vision, Diarrhea, Rash, Vomiting
5 Benefits
5.1 Uses
5.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
5.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
5.1.3 Edible Uses
5.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Shadow Tree
5.2 Plant Benefits
5.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Anxiety, Cough, Insomnia, Rheumatism, Wounds
Not Available
5.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Not Available
5.2.3 Other Uses
Showy Purposes
Not Available
5.3 Used As Indoor Plant
5.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
5.5 Garden Design
Not Available
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Houseplant, Tropical
6 Scientific Name
6.1 Botanical Name
LACTUCA serriola
BEAUCARNEA recurvata
6.2 Common Name
Compass Plant, Horse Thistle, Prickly Lettuce
Bottle Palm, Ponytail Palm
6.2.1 In Hindi
Prickly Lettuce
Ponytail Palm
6.2.2 In German
Feigensalat
Pferdeschwanz Palm
6.2.3 In French
laitue scariole
Ponytail Palm
6.2.4 In Spanish
lechuga espinosa
Cola de caballo de palma
6.2.5 In Greek
φραγκοσυκιές Μαρούλι
αλογοουρά παλάμη
6.2.6 In Portuguese
alface espinhosa
rabo- de palma
6.2.7 In Polish
Kolczasta Sałata
kucyk palmowy
6.2.8 In Latin
Opuntia Lactuca
ponytail palmarum
7 Classification
7.1 Kingdom
7.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant
7.3 Class
7.4 Order
7.5 Family
7.6 Genus
7.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms
7.8 Tribe
7.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Nolinoideae
7.10 Number of Species