Bitter Lettuce (Launaea Arborescens) is a perennial shrub in the Asteraceae family with easy care difficulty. It requires drought-tolerant watering and full sun light in USDA hardiness zones 8-11. This plant is safe for cats and dogs.
Launaea arborescens is a medium-sized, thorn-bristled shrub native to Macaronesia, Western Mediterranean to Mauritania and Saudi Arabia, typically found in desert and dry shrubland biomes.
Bitter Lettuce
Launaea Arborescens
Launaea arborescens is a medium-sized, thorn-bristled shrub native to Macaronesia, Western Mediterranean to Mauritania and Saudi Arabia, typically found in desert and dry shrubland biomes.
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