Eastern Gamagrass

Lamb's Lettuce

About Eastern Gamagrass and Lamb's Lettuce

Eastern Gamagrass

Lamb's Lettuce

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Grass

Vegetable

Origin

United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Mexico, Caribbean

Europe, Northern Africa, Asia

Types

Ornamental Grass

Number of Varieties

201

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Habitat

marshes, Riverbanks, Sandy areas, Tropical rainforest

Floodplains, Shores of rivers or lakes

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-10-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 5

12-1

Sunset Zone

7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 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

150.00 cm7.60 cm

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Minimum Width

90.00 cm10.20 cm

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Yellow, Orange Red

White, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Light brown, Light Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Olive

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Red, Dark Green, Dark Red, Bronze

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Elliptic to oblong

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

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, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Early Spring, Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Wet Site, Drought

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Water daily during growing season

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, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Borers, Red blotch

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

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Insects

Butterflies, Flying insects, Insects

Allergy

Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Landscape Designing

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

Leaves

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Animal Feed, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes

Added to salads, Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Groundcover, Mixed Border, Water Gardens, Wildflower

Edible, Herb, Vegetable

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

TRIPSACUM dactyloides

VALERIANELLA locusta

Common Name

Eastern Gamagrass

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

In Hindi

पूर्वी Gamagrass

Lamb's Lettuce

In German

Eastern Gamagrass

Feldsalat

In French

Gamagrass Orient

Mâche

In Spanish

Maicillo del Este

Miramores

In Greek

Ανατολική Gamagrass

Μαρούλι αρνιού

In Portuguese

Gamagrass Oriental

Alface-de-cordeiro

In Polish

Eastern Gamagrass

Roszpunka

In Latin

Orientalium Gamagrass

Lactuca agni

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Streptophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

Order

Poales

Dipsacales

Family

Poaceae

Valerianaceae

Genus

Tripsacum

Valerianella

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Andropogoneae

Valerianeae

Subfamily

Panicoideae

Valerianoideae

Number of Species

1100

1 27800

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Properties of Eastern Gamagrass and Lamb's Lettuce

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

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Season and Care of Eastern Gamagrass and Lamb's Lettuce

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

Eastern Gamagrass and Lamb's Lettuce Physical Information

Eastern Gamagrass and Lamb's Lettuce physical information is very important for comparison. Eastern Gamagrass height is 150.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Lamb's Lettuce height is 7.60 cm and width 10.20 cm. The color specification of Eastern Gamagrass and Lamb's Lettuce are as follows:

Eastern Gamagrass flower color: Light Yellow and Orange Red
Eastern Gamagrass leaf color: Green and Olive
Lamb's Lettuce flower color: White and Lavender
Lamb's Lettuce leaf color: Green

Care of Eastern Gamagrass and Lamb's Lettuce

Care of Eastern Gamagrass and Lamb's Lettuce include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Eastern Gamagrass pruning is done 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 Eastern Gamagrass 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.