Common Rush

Lamb's Lettuce

About Common Rush and Lamb's Lettuce

Common Rush

Lamb's Lettuce

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Sedge or Rush

Vegetable

Origin

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, Africa, Asia

Europe, Northern Africa, Asia

Types

austrocalifornicus , effusus , laxus , pacificus , solutus

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

All sorts of environments, Banks, ditches, marshes, Shores of rivers or lakes

Floodplains, Shores of rivers or lakes

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-9-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-6

12-1

Sunset Zone

H1, 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

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

45.70 cm7.60 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

61.00 cm10.20 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Brown

White, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Tan, Sandy Brown

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long hair-like leaves

Elliptic to oblong

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Poorly Drained

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Early Spring, Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Divison, reseeds

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Does not require regular watering

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

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Poorly Drained

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

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

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bumblebees, Flying insects

Butterflies, Flying insects, Insects

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Informal Hedge, Woodland margins

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for birds, Food for insects

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

woven into the covering of tatami mats

Added to salads, Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Bog Garden, Container, Mixed Border, Water Gardens

Edible, Herb, Vegetable

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

JUNCUS effusus

VALERIANELLA locusta

Common Name

Soft Rush

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

In Hindi

Soft Rush

Lamb's Lettuce

In German

Soft Rush

Feldsalat

In French

Soft Rush

Mâche

In Spanish

Soft Rush

Miramores

In Greek

Soft Rush

Μαρούλι αρνιού

In Portuguese

Soft Rush

Alface-de-cordeiro

In Polish

Soft Rush

Roszpunka

In Latin

Soft Rush

Lactuca agni

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

Order

Poales

Dipsacales

Family

Juncaceae

Valerianaceae

Genus

Juncus

Valerianella

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Valerianeae

Subfamily

Valerianoideae

Number of Species

400100

1 27800

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Properties of Common Rush and Lamb's Lettuce

Wondering what are the properties of Common Rush and Lamb's Lettuce? We provide you with everything About Common Rush and Lamb's Lettuce. Common Rush doesn't have thorns and Lamb's Lettuce doesn't have thorns. Also Common Rush does not have fragrant flowers. Common Rush has allergic reactions like and Lamb's Lettuce has allergic reactions like . 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 Common Rush and Lamb's Lettuce and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Common Rush and Lamb's Lettuce

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

Common Rush and Lamb's Lettuce Physical Information

Common Rush and Lamb's Lettuce physical information is very important for comparison. Common Rush height is 45.70 cm and width 61.00 cm whereas Lamb's Lettuce height is 7.60 cm and width 10.20 cm. The color specification of Common Rush and Lamb's Lettuce are as follows:

Common Rush flower color: Brown
Common Rush leaf color: Green
Lamb's Lettuce flower color: White and Lavender
Lamb's Lettuce leaf color: Green

Care of Common Rush and Lamb's Lettuce

Care of Common Rush and Lamb's Lettuce include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Common Rush pruning is done Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Lamb's Lettuce pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves. In summer Common Rush 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.