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Lamb's Lettuce
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About Lamb's Lettuce and Foxtail Grass

What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Vegetable
Grass

Origin

Europe, Northern Africa, Asia
Europe, Asia

Types

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Pennisetum alopecuroides

Number of Varieties

18
0 40000
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Habitat

Floodplains, Shores of rivers or lakes
Grassland

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99994-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-1
-

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
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Rosette/Stemless
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

7.60 cm30.50 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

10.20 cm30.50 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Lavender
White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Purple, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

-
Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green
Purple, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green
Tan

Shape

Leaf Shape

Elliptic to oblong
Grass like

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

-
Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Average

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Wet Site, Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Medium, Requires regular watering
Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Ample Water

In Winter

Average Water
Moderate

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Prune to control growth

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Requires high amount of nitrogen

Pests and Diseases

-
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Wet Site

Facts

Flowers

Flower Petal Number

Single
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Medium
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Butterflies, Flying insects, Insects
-

Allergy

-
Asthma, conjunctivitis, Rhinitis

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
-

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for birds, Food for insects
Food for animals, Food for insects, Wildlife

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
-

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves
Whole plant

Other Uses

Added to salads, Used As Food
cultivated as pasture or hay crop, Food for animals, Food for insects

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Herb, Vegetable
Bedding Plant, Feature Plant, Groundcover

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

VALERIANELLA locusta
ALOPECURUS

Common Name

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

In Hindi

Lamb's Lettuce
Foxtail Grass

In German

Feldsalat
Foxtail Grass

In French

Mâche
Foxtail Grass

In Spanish

Miramores
Hierba de cola de zorra

In Greek

Μαρούλι αρνιού
αλωπέκουρου Grass

In Portuguese

Alface-de-cordeiro
grama de foxtail

In Polish

Roszpunka
ber trawy

In Latin

Lactuca agni
panicum Grass

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida

Order

Dipsacales
Cyperales

Family

Valerianaceae
Poaceae

Genus

Valerianella
Alopecurus

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
-

Tribe

Valerianeae
-

Subfamily

Valerianoideae
-

Number of Species

10012
1 27800
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Properties of Lamb's Lettuce and Foxtail Grass

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Season and Care of Lamb's Lettuce and Foxtail Grass

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

Lamb's Lettuce and Foxtail Grass Physical Information

Lamb's Lettuce and Foxtail Grass physical information is very important for comparison. Lamb's Lettuce height is 7.60 cm and width 10.20 cm whereas Foxtail Grass height is 30.50 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Lamb's Lettuce and Foxtail Grass are as follows:

  • Lamb's Lettuce flower color: White and Lavender

  • Lamb's Lettuce leaf color: Green

  • Foxtail Grass flower color: White

  • Foxtail Grass leaf color: Purple and Dark Green

Care of Lamb's Lettuce and Foxtail Grass

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