Lettuce

Carissa

About Lettuce and Carissa

Lettuce

Carissa

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Vegetable

Shrub

Origin

Egypt

Southern Africa

Types

Lactuca sativa

Carissa bispinosa, Carissa carandas

Number of Varieties

1020

0 40000

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Habitat

Cold Regions

Coastal Regions, Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99999-11

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-9

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

H2, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Rosette/Stemless

Cushion/Mound-forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

510.00 cm90.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

7.60 cm60.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Flower Color Modifier

Fruit Color

Light Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Spoon Shaped

Elliptic and Ovate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Slow

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Shade areas

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Vegetative Reproduction

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs Very high moisture

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Water daily during growing season, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

10-10-10, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

fertilize in growing season, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium

Pests and Diseases

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

Insects, Red blotch, Scale, Spider mites, Thripes, Whiteflies

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Shade areas

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

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Bold

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Aphids, Caterpillar, Snails, Whiteflies

Birds

Allergy

Food Allergy, Hives, Swollen Lips

Toxic

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bonsai, Cottage Garden, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Glowing Skin, Improve skin tone, Skin Problems

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for insects, Prevent Soil Erosion

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Fiber, Insomnia, Rich in protein

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds, Stem

Flowers, Fruits

Other Uses

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

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, 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

Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Edible, Foundation, Groundcover, Hedges, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Lactuca sativa

CARISSA macrocarpa

Common Name

Lettuce

Carissia

In Hindi

सलाद

Carissa

In German

Salat

carissa

In French

Salade

carissa

In Spanish

Lechuga

carissa

In Greek

Μαρούλι

carissa

In Portuguese

Alface

carissa

In Polish

Sałata

carissa

In Latin

lactuca

carissa

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Gentianales

Family

Asteraceae

Apocynaceae

Genus

Lactuca

Carissa

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Cichorieae

Carisseae

Subfamily

Rauvolfioideae

Number of Species

100100

1 27800

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Properties of Lettuce and Carissa

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

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Season and Care of Lettuce and Carissa

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

Lettuce and Carissa Physical Information

Lettuce and Carissa physical information is very important for comparison. Lettuce height is 510.00 cm and width 7.60 cm whereas Carissa height is 90.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Lettuce and Carissa are as follows:

Lettuce flower color:
Lettuce leaf color:
Carissa flower color: White
Carissa leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Lettuce and Carissa

Care of Lettuce and Carissa include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Lettuce pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Carissa pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Lettuce needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Carissa needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.