Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Flowering Plants
Shrub
Origin
Eastern Africa, Middle Africa, Southern Asia
Europe
Types
Pseudobombax ellipticum
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Number of Varieties
230
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40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Cultivated Beds, Waste areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-116-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8 - 1
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Sunset Zone
-
-
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.70 cm40.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink, Lavender, Violet
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
White, Brown
White
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lyrate-pinnatilobed
Arrowhead
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Moist
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
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
Self-fertile
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Ascochyta blight, Bacterial Blight, Powdery mildew
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
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Butterflies
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Astringent, Depurative, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Expectorant, Febrifuge, Odontalgic, Ophthalmic
Anxiety, Cough, Insomnia, Rheumatism, Wounds
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Shoots
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Used as a vegetable
Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Mixed Border
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Botanical Name
EMILIA sonchifolia
LACTUCA serriola
Common Name
Consumption Weed, Lilac Tasselflower, Shaving Brush
Compass Plant, Horse Thistle, Prickly Lettuce
In Hindi
Shaving Brush
Prickly Lettuce
In German
Rasierpinsel
Feigensalat
In French
Blaireau
laitue scariole
In Spanish
Brocha de afeitar
lechuga espinosa
In Greek
Βούρτσα ξυρίσματος
φραγκοσυκιές Μαρούλι
In Portuguese
Pincel de barba
alface espinhosa
In Polish
Pędzel do golenia
Kolczasta Sałata
In Latin
Tondenti Peniculus
Opuntia Lactuca
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Asteraceae
Genus
Emilia
Lactuca
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Senecioneae
Cichorieae
Subfamily
Asteroideae
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Number of Species
330100
1
27800
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