Common Rush

Lettuce

About Common Rush and Lettuce

Common Rush

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

Egypt

Types

austrocalifornicus , effusus , laxus , pacificus , solutus

Lactuca sativa

Number of Varieties

510

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Habitat

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

Cold Regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-9-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-6

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

1, 2, 3, 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 cm510.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

61.00 cm7.60 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Brown

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

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long hair-like leaves

Spoon Shaped

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

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Poorly Drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Divison, reseeds

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Does not require regular watering

Average Water Needs, Needs Very high moisture

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Poorly 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 branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

10-10-10, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Armyworm, Beetles, Leafminers, Molecrickets, Red blotch, Thripes, Whiteflies

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

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

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Foliage Texture

Fine

Bold

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bumblebees, Flying insects

Aphids, Caterpillar, Snails, Whiteflies

Allergy

Food Allergy, Hives, Swollen Lips

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Informal Hedge, Woodland margins

Beauty Benefits

Glowing Skin, Improve skin tone, Skin Problems

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Fiber, Insomnia, Rich in protein

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds, Stem

Other Uses

woven into the covering of tatami mats

Culinary use, Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, 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, Vegetable

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

JUNCUS effusus

Lactuca sativa

Common Name

Soft Rush

Lettuce

In Hindi

Soft Rush

सलाद

In German

Soft Rush

Salat

In French

Soft Rush

Salade

In Spanish

Soft Rush

Lechuga

In Greek

Soft Rush

Μαρούλι

In Portuguese

Soft Rush

Alface

In Polish

Soft Rush

Sałata

In Latin

Soft Rush

lactuca

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

Order

Poales

Asterales

Family

Juncaceae

Asteraceae

Genus

Juncus

Lactuca

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Cichorieae

Subfamily

Number of Species

400100

1 27800

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Properties of Common Rush and Lettuce

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

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Season and Care of Common Rush and Lettuce

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

Common Rush and Lettuce Physical Information

Common Rush and Lettuce physical information is very important for comparison. Common Rush height is 45.70 cm and width 61.00 cm whereas Lettuce height is 510.00 cm and width 7.60 cm. The color specification of Common Rush and Lettuce are as follows:

Common Rush flower color: Brown
Common Rush leaf color: Green
Lettuce flower color:
Lettuce leaf color:

Care of Common Rush and Lettuce

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