Beet

Lamb's Lettuce

About Beet and Lamb's Lettuce

Beet

Lamb's Lettuce

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What is

Life Span

Biennial

Annual

Type

Vegetable

Origin

Europe

Europe, Northern Africa, Asia

Types

Detroit Dark Red Beet, Early Wonder Tall Beet

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Floodplains, Shores of rivers or lakes

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-10-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming

Rosette/Stemless

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm7.60 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

15.20 cm10.20 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red, Green

White, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Tan

Leaf Color in Spring

White, Yellow, Red, Green, Orange, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

White, Yellow, Red, Green, Orange, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

White, Yellow, Red, Green, Orange, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Spinach Type

Elliptic to oblong

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Early Spring, Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

From bulbs, Seedlings

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Needs watering once a week, Over-watering can cause leaf problems or root diseases, Water Deeply

Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Medium, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove deadheads

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Flea Beetles, Leaf Hoppers, Mexican Bean Beetles

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies, Flying insects, Insects

Allergy

breathing problems, dark circles, hairloss, Runny nose, Sore Throat, wheezing

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for birds, Food for insects

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Diabetes, Digestive disorders, Heart problems, High blood pressure, Inflammation

Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Used As Food

Added to salads, Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Edible, Herb / Vegetable

Edible, Herb, Vegetable

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BETA vulgaris 'Early Wonder Tall'

VALERIANELLA locusta

Common Name

Beet, Early Wonder Tall Beet

Mache, corn salad, common cornsalad, lamb's lettuce, fetticus, fieldsalat, nut lettuce, field salad,rapunzel

In Hindi

चुकंदर

Lamb's Lettuce

In German

Rübe

Feldsalat

In French

betterave

Mâche

In Spanish

remolacha

Miramores

In Greek

παντζάρι

Μαρούλι αρνιού

In Portuguese

beterraba

Alface-de-cordeiro

In Polish

buraczany

Roszpunka

In Latin

cui pendens sicula beta

Lactuca agni

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Streptophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Caryophyllidae

Magnoliopsida

Order

Dipsacales

Family

Chenopodiaceae

Valerianaceae

Genus

Beta

Valerianella

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Valerianeae

Subfamily

Valerianoideae

Number of Species

28100

1 27800

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Properties of Beet and Lamb's Lettuce

Wondering what are the properties of Beet and Lamb's Lettuce? We provide you with everything About Beet and Lamb's Lettuce. Beet doesn't have thorns and Lamb's Lettuce doesn't have thorns. Also Beet does not have fragrant flowers. Beet has allergic reactions like breathing problems, dark circles, hairloss, Runny nose, Sore Throat and wheezing and Lamb's Lettuce has allergic reactions like breathing problems, dark circles, hairloss, Runny nose, Sore Throat and wheezing. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Beet and Lamb's Lettuce and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Beet and Lamb's Lettuce

Season and care of Beet and Lamb's Lettuce is important to know. While considering everything about Beet and Lamb's Lettuce Care, growing season is an essential factor. Beet season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Lamb's Lettuce season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Beet is Loam, Sand and for Lamb's Lettuce is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Beet is Neutral and for Lamb's Lettuce is Acidic, Neutral.

Beet and Lamb's Lettuce Physical Information

Beet and Lamb's Lettuce physical information is very important for comparison. Beet height is 30.00 cm and width 15.20 cm whereas Lamb's Lettuce height is 7.60 cm and width 10.20 cm. The color specification of Beet and Lamb's Lettuce are as follows:

Beet flower color: Red and Green
Beet leaf color: White, Yellow, Red, Green, Orange and Dark Green
Lamb's Lettuce flower color: White and Lavender
Lamb's Lettuce leaf color: Green

Care of Beet and Lamb's Lettuce

Care of Beet and Lamb's Lettuce include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Beet pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves and Remove deadheads and Lamb's Lettuce pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves. In summer Beet needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Lamb's Lettuce needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.