Lettuce

Bishop's Weed

About Lettuce and Bishop's Weed

Lettuce

Bishop's Weed

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Annual and Perennial

Type

Vegetable

Perennial

Origin

Egypt

Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Northern Africa

Types

Lactuca sativa

Aegopodium podagraria

Number of Varieties

1010

0 40000

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Habitat

Cold Regions

Cultivated Beds, Loamy soils, Sandy areas, Well Drained

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99998-15

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1

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

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

Rosette/Stemless

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

510.00 cm90.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

7.60 cm30.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Spoon Shaped

Small oblong

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs Very high moisture

Do Not over Water, Water daily during growing season, Water Deeply, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand, Well drained

Soil Drainage Capacity

Rich

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune after flowering

Fertilizers

10-10-10, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium

Pests and Diseases

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

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

✔ ✘

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Bold

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Aphids, Caterpillar, Snails, Whiteflies

Butterflies

Allergy

Food Allergy, Hives, Swollen Lips

Headache, Hyperacidity, Liver disease, Nausea, Skin irritation, Vomiting

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

Air purification, Weather protection

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Fiber, Insomnia, Rich in protein

Asthma, Digestive disorders, Psoriasis, Reduces toothache, Vitiligo

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds, Stem

Root, Seeds

Other Uses

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

Edible syrup, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Vegetable

Groundcover, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Lactuca sativa

AMMI majus

Common Name

Lettuce

Bishop's Weed, Bullwort

In Hindi

सलाद

बिशप निराना

In German

Salat

Bischofs Unkraut

In French

Salade

la mauvaise herbe de l'évêque

In Spanish

Lechuga

biznaga

In Greek

Μαρούλι

ζιζανίων επισκόπου

In Portuguese

Alface

erva daninha do Bispo

In Polish

Sałata

chwastów biskupa

In Latin

lactuca

Episcopi viriditas

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Apiales

Family

Asteraceae

Apiaceae

Genus

Lactuca

Trachyspermum

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Cichorieae

Subfamily

Number of Species

10075

1 27800

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Properties of Lettuce and Bishop's Weed

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

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Season and Care of Lettuce and Bishop's Weed

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

Lettuce and Bishop's Weed Physical Information

Lettuce and Bishop's Weed physical information is very important for comparison. Lettuce height is 510.00 cm and width 7.60 cm whereas Bishop's Weed height is 90.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Lettuce and Bishop's Weed are as follows:

Lettuce flower color:
Lettuce leaf color:
Bishop's Weed flower color: White
Bishop's Weed leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Lettuce and Bishop's Weed

Care of Lettuce and Bishop's Weed include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Lettuce pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Bishop's Weed pruning is done Prune after flowering. In summer Lettuce needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Bishop's Weed needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.