Lettuce

Cardon

About Lettuce and Cardon

Lettuce

Cardon

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Vegetable

Cactus or Succulent

Origin

Egypt

Types

Lactuca sativa

Cactus

Number of Varieties

10-

0 40000

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Habitat

Cold Regions

Loamy soils, Rocky areas, Sandhills

USDA Hardiness Zone

-9999-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

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

12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Rosette/Stemless

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

510.00 cm300.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

7.60 cm8.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Flower Color Modifier

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Leaf Color in Summer

Leaf Color in Fall

Leaf Color in Winter

Shape

Leaf Shape

Spoon Shaped

Succulent

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Slow

Type of Soil

The pH of Soil

Soil Drainage

Bloom Time

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Cuttings, Hardwood Cuttings, Semi-hardwood cuttings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs Very high moisture

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Soil Type

Soil Drainage Capacity

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead 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

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Bold

Foliage Sheen

Evergreen

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Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Aphids, Caterpillar, Snails, Whiteflies

Allergy

Food Allergy, Hives, Swollen Lips

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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

Nutrients

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds, Stem

Fruits, Seeds

Other Uses

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Lactuca sativa

Pachycereus pringlei

Common Name

Lettuce

Cardon, Mexican giant cardon, elephant cactus

In Hindi

सलाद

Cardon

In German

Salat

Cardon

In French

Salade

Cardon

In Spanish

Lechuga

Cardon

In Greek

Μαρούλι

Cardon

In Portuguese

Alface

Cardon

In Polish

Sałata

Cardon

In Latin

lactuca

Cardon

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Caryophyllales

Family

Asteraceae

Cactaceae

Genus

Lactuca

Pachycereus

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Cichorieae

Pachycereeae

Subfamily

Cactoideae

Number of Species

10012

1 27800

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Properties of Lettuce and Cardon

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

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Season and Care of Lettuce and Cardon

Season and care of Lettuce and Cardon is important to know. While considering everything about Lettuce and Cardon Care, growing season is an essential factor. Lettuce season is and Cardon season is . The type of soil for Lettuce is and for Cardon is while the PH of soil for Lettuce is and for Cardon is .

Lettuce and Cardon Physical Information

Lettuce and Cardon physical information is very important for comparison. Lettuce height is 510.00 cm and width 7.60 cm whereas Cardon height is 300.00 cm and width 8.00 cm. The color specification of Lettuce and Cardon are as follows:

Lettuce flower color:
Lettuce leaf color:
Cardon flower color: White
Cardon leaf color:

Care of Lettuce and Cardon

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