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About Lamb's Lettuce and Common Rush


About Common Rush and Lamb's Lettuce


What is

Life Span
Annual  
Perennial  

Type
Vegetable  
Sedge or Rush  

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

Types
-  
austrocalifornicus , effusus , laxus , pacificus , solutus  

Number of Varieties
1  
5  
99+

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

USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999  
6-9  

AHS Heat Zone
12-1  
9-6  

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  
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  

Habit
Rosette/Stemless  
Clump-Forming  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
7.60 cm  
99+
45.70 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
10.20 cm  
99+
61.00 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
White, Lavender  
Brown  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
-  
-  

Leaf Color in Spring
Green  
Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
-  
Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Green  
Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
Green  
Green, Tan, Sandy Brown  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Elliptic to oblong  
Long hair-like leaves  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
-  
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full Sun, Partial Sun  

Growth Rate
Fast  
Fast  

Type of Soil
Loam, Sand  
Clay, Loam, Sand  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral  
Acidic, Neutral  

Soil Drainage
Well drained  
Poorly Drained  

Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring  
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
No  

Tolerances
Drought  
Drought  

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot  
Ground  

How to Plant?
Seedlings  
Divison, reseeds  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Medium, Requires regular watering  
Does not require regular watering  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral  
Acidic, Neutral  

Soil Type
Loam, Sand  
Clay, Loam, Sand  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained  
Poorly Drained  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full Sun, Partial Sun  

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

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  

Pests and Diseases
-  
-  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
Yes  
Insignificant  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No  
No  

Edible Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
No  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
No  
Yes  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
Medium  
Fine  

Foliage Sheen
Glossy  
Glossy  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
Sometimes  
Sometimes  

Self-Sowing
Yes  
Yes  

Attracts
Butterflies, Flying insects, Insects  
Bumblebees, Flying insects  

Allergy
-  
-  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
-  
Informal Hedge, Woodland margins  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
Yes  
No  

Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for birds, Food for insects  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
-  
-  

Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves  
-  

Other Uses
Added to salads, Used As Food  
woven into the covering of tatami mats  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Edible, Herb, Vegetable  
Bog Garden, Container, Mixed Border, Water Gardens  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
VALERIANELLA locusta  
JUNCUS effusus  

Common Name
Mache, corn salad, common cornsalad, lamb's lettuce, fetticus, fieldsalat, nut lettuce, field salad,rapunzel  
Soft Rush  

In Hindi
Lamb's Lettuce  
Soft Rush  

In German
Feldsalat  
Soft Rush  

In French
Mâche  
Soft Rush  

In Spanish
Miramores  
Soft Rush  

In Greek
Μαρούλι αρνιού  
Soft Rush  

In Portuguese
Alface-de-cordeiro  
Soft Rush  

In Polish
Roszpunka  
Soft Rush  

In Latin
Lactuca agni  
Soft Rush  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Liliopsida  

Order
Dipsacales  
Poales  

Family
Valerianaceae  
Juncaceae  

Genus
Valerianella  
Juncus  

Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots  
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots  

Tribe
Valerianeae  
-  

Subfamily
Valerianoideae  
-  

Number of Species
100  
400  
99+

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Properties of Lamb's Lettuce and Common Rush

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

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Season and Care of Lamb's Lettuce and Common Rush

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

Lamb's Lettuce and Common Rush Physical Information

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

Care of Lamb's Lettuce and Common Rush

Care of Lamb's Lettuce and Common Rush include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Lamb's Lettuce pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves and Common Rush pruning is done Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Lamb's Lettuce needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Common Rush needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.

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