Beet

Prickly Lettuce

About Beet and Prickly Lettuce

Beet

Prickly Lettuce

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Biennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Europe

1.4 Types

Detroit Dark Red Beet, Early Wonder Tall Beet

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

3NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Not Available, Unknown

Cultivated Beds, Waste areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-106-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

Not Available

1.8 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

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.00 cmNA

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

15.20 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Red, Green

Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available, Tan

White

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

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

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

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

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

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

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Spinach Type

Arrowhead

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Not Available

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

From bulbs, Seedlings

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Requires regular watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Moist

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Flea Beetles, Leaf Hoppers, Mexican Bean Beetles

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

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

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

Anxiety, Cough, Insomnia, Rheumatism, Wounds

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food

Showy Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Edible, Herb / Vegetable

Not Available

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BETA vulgaris 'Early Wonder Tall'

LACTUCA serriola

7.2 Common Name

Beet, Early Wonder Tall Beet

Compass Plant, Horse Thistle, Prickly Lettuce

7.2.1 In Hindi

चुकंदर

Prickly Lettuce

7.2.2 In German

Rübe

Feigensalat

7.2.3 In French

betterave

laitue scariole

7.2.4 In Spanish

remolacha

lechuga espinosa

7.2.5 In Greek

παντζάρι

φραγκοσυκιές Μαρούλι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

beterraba

alface espinhosa

7.2.7 In Polish

buraczany

Kolczasta Sałata

7.2.8 In Latin

cui pendens sicula beta

Opuntia Lactuca

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Streptophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Caryophyllidae

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Not Available

Asterales

8.5 Family

Chenopodiaceae

Asteraceae

8.6 Genus

Beta

Lactuca

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Cichorieae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

28NA

1 27800

Properties of Beet and Prickly Lettuce

Wondering what are the properties of Beet and Prickly Lettuce? We provide you with everything About Beet and Prickly Lettuce. Beet doesn't have thorns and Prickly 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 Prickly 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 Prickly Lettuce and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Beet and Prickly Lettuce

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

Beet and Prickly Lettuce Physical Information

Beet and Prickly Lettuce physical information is very important for comparison. Beet height is 30.00 cm and width 15.20 cm whereas Prickly Lettuce height is Not Available and width Not Available. The color specification of Beet and Prickly Lettuce are as follows:

Beet flower color: Red and Green
Beet leaf color: White, Yellow, Red, Green, Orange and Dark Green
Prickly Lettuce flower color: Yellow
Prickly Lettuce leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green

Care of Beet and Prickly Lettuce

Care of Beet and Prickly 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 Prickly Lettuce pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Beet needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Prickly Lettuce needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.