Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Types
Lactuca sativa
Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii
Habitat
Cold Regions
Subtropical climates, Wet Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999
8-12
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
H1, H2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Clump-Forming
Flower Color
-
Pale White
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green
Leaf Shape
Spoon Shaped
Acicular
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Type of Soil
-
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Needs Very high moisture
Needs watering once a week, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil pH
-
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall, 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
Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Foliage Texture
Bold
Coarse
Attracts
Aphids, Caterpillar, Snails, Whiteflies
Beetles, Bugs, Mites
Allergy
Food Allergy, Hives, Swollen Lips
allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Rash, Respiratory distress
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Glowing Skin, Improve skin tone, Skin Problems
-
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Agroforestry, Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed
Medicinal Uses
Fiber, Insomnia, Rich in protein
Aging, Anti-fungal, Antispasmodic, Digestive disorders, Obesity
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds, Stem
Stem, Tree trunks
Other Uses
Culinary use, Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Economic Purpose, Traditional medicine, Used As Food, Used for woodware, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry
Used As Indoor Plant
Yes
No
Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes
Yes
Garden Design
Edible, Vegetable
Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
Botanical Name
Lactuca sativa
BAMBUSA beecheyana
Common Name
Lettuce
Beechey's Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo
In German
Salat
Verklumpung Bambus
In French
Salade
clumping Bamboo
In Spanish
Lechuga
clumping Bamboo
In Greek
Μαρούλι
συσσώρευση μπαμπού
In Portuguese
Alface
bambu aglutinação
In Polish
Sałata
zbicie bambus
In Latin
lactuca
clumping Bamboo
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Asterales
Cyperales
Family
Asteraceae
Poaceae
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Cichorieae
Bambuseae
Season and Care of Lettuce and Clumping Bamboo
Season and care of Lettuce and Clumping Bamboo is important to know. While considering everything about Lettuce and Clumping Bamboo Care, growing season is an essential factor. Lettuce season is and Clumping Bamboo season is . The type of soil for Lettuce is and for Clumping Bamboo is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Lettuce is and for Clumping Bamboo is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.
Lettuce and Clumping Bamboo Physical Information
Lettuce and Clumping Bamboo physical information is very important for comparison. Lettuce height is 510.00 cm and width 7.60 cm whereas Clumping Bamboo height is 1,070.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Lettuce and Clumping Bamboo are as follows:
Care of Lettuce and Clumping Bamboo
Care of Lettuce and Clumping Bamboo include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Lettuce pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Clumping Bamboo pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall and Remove damaged leaves. In summer Lettuce needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Clumping Bamboo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.