Lettuce

Beardlip Penstemon

About Lettuce and Beardlip Penstemon

Lettuce

Beardlip Penstemon

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Vegetable

Flowering Plants, Herbs

Origin

Egypt

Southwestern United States, Mexico

Types

Lactuca sativa

Number of Varieties

1056

0 40000

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Habitat

Cold Regions

Mountains, Upland

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99994-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-2

Sunset Zone

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20

Habit

Rosette/Stemless

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

510.00 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

7.60 cm45.70 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red, Rose, Crimson

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Spoon Shaped

Long Linear

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Pollution, Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

From bulbs

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs Very high moisture

Do Not over Water, Requires a lot of watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves

Fertilizers

10-10-10, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

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

Leaf spot, Root rot

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Bold

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Aphids, Caterpillar, Snails, Whiteflies

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Allergy

Food Allergy, Hives, Swollen Lips

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

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

Broken Bones, Burns, Sore throat, Stomach aliments, Urine infections

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds, Stem

Whole plant

Other Uses

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

Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Vegetable

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Lactuca sativa

PENSTEMON barbatus

Common Name

Lettuce

Beardlip Penstemon, Scarlet Beardtongue

In Hindi

सलाद

Beardlip Penstemon

In German

Salat

Beardlip Penstemon

In French

Salade

penstemon beardlip

In Spanish

Lechuga

penstemon beardlip

In Greek

Μαρούλι

beardlip penstemon

In Portuguese

Alface

penstemon beardlip

In Polish

Sałata

beardlip penstemon

In Latin

lactuca

Birdlip penstemon

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Lamiales

Family

Asteraceae

Scrophulariaceae

Genus

Lactuca

Penstemon

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Dicotyledonous, Eudicots

Tribe

Cichorieae

Subfamily

Number of Species

10040

1 27800

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Properties of Lettuce and Beardlip Penstemon

Wondering what are the properties of Lettuce and Beardlip Penstemon? We provide you with everything About Lettuce and Beardlip Penstemon. Lettuce doesn't have thorns and Beardlip Penstemon doesn't have thorns. Also Lettuce does not have fragrant flowers. Lettuce has allergic reactions like Food Allergy, Hives and Swollen Lips and Beardlip Penstemon has allergic reactions like Food Allergy, Hives and Swollen Lips. 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 Lettuce and Beardlip Penstemon and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Lettuce and Beardlip Penstemon

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

Lettuce and Beardlip Penstemon Physical Information

Lettuce and Beardlip Penstemon physical information is very important for comparison. Lettuce height is 510.00 cm and width 7.60 cm whereas Beardlip Penstemon height is 60.00 cm and width 45.70 cm. The color specification of Lettuce and Beardlip Penstemon are as follows:

Lettuce flower color:
Lettuce leaf color:
Beardlip Penstemon flower color: Red, Rose and Crimson
Beardlip Penstemon leaf color: Green

Care of Lettuce and Beardlip Penstemon

Care of Lettuce and Beardlip Penstemon include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Lettuce pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Beardlip Penstemon pruning is done Remove damaged leaves. In summer Lettuce needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Beardlip Penstemon needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.