Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Vegetable
Origin
Egypt
Mexico, Central America, South America
Types
Lactuca sativa
Cherry Stuffer, Sweet Cherry, Hot Cherry
Number of Varieties
1050
0
40000
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Habitat
Cold Regions
Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99995-12
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-1
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
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
510.00 cm45.70 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
7.60 cm40.60 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Red, Green
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Sea Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Dark Green, Black
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Spoon Shaped
Lanceolate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
-
Fast
Type of Soil
-
Loam
The pH of Soil
-
Neutral
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Needs Very high moisture
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Neutral
Soil Type
-
Loam
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, 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
Aphids, Armyworm, Borers, Red blotch, Stink bugs, Worms
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Salt
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Aphids, Caterpillar, Snails, Whiteflies
Aphids, Beetles
Allergy
Food Allergy, Hives, Swollen Lips
Eye irritation, Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Glowing Skin, Improve skin tone, Skin Problems
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Fiber, Insomnia, Rich in protein
Vitamin A, Vitamin C
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds, Stem
Fruits
Other Uses
Culinary use, Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Used as a nutritious food item, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Vegetable
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical
Botanical Name
Lactuca sativa
CAPSICUM annuum 'Cherry Pick'
Common Name
Lettuce
Cherry Pepper, Cherry Pick Pepper
In Hindi
सलाद
चेरी मिर्च
In German
Salat
Kirsche Pfeffer
In French
Salade
cerise Pepper
In Spanish
Lechuga
cereza de la pimienta
In Greek
Μαρούλι
Cherry πιπέρι
In Portuguese
Alface
cereja pimenta
In Polish
Sałata
Cherry Pieprz
In Latin
lactuca
Cherry Pepper
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Solanales
Family
Asteraceae
Solanaceae
Genus
Lactuca
Capsicum
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Cichorieae
Capsiceae
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
10050
1
27800
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