Lettuce

Colchicum

About Lettuce and Colchicum

Lettuce

Colchicum

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Vegetable

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

Egypt

Europe, Turkey, Central Asia, Western Asia

Types

Lactuca sativa

Colchicum cupanii, Colchicum alpinum

Number of Varieties

1045

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Habitat

Cold Regions

Fields, meadows, Rocky areas, Shaded sites, Woodlands

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

21,22

Habit

Rosette/Stemless

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

510.00 cm7.60 cm

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Minimum Width

7.60 cm7.60 cm

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow, Purple, Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Spoon Shaped

Long Linear

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall, Winter, Late Winter

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Divison, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs Very high moisture

Do Not over Water, Medium, Needs less watering, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Water less during winter

In Summer

Lots of watering

Ample Water

In Spring

Moderate

Less Watering

In Winter

Average Water

Less Watering

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove shoots

Fertilizers

10-10-10, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

fertilize in growing season, Less fertilizing

Pests and Diseases

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

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single, Double

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

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Bold

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Aphids, Caterpillar, Snails, Whiteflies

Bees, Butterflies

Allergy

Food Allergy, Hives, Swollen Lips

Kidney Disease, Low blood pressure, Stomach pain, Toxic, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Landscape Designing

Beauty Benefits

Glowing Skin, Improve skin tone, Skin Problems

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Fiber, Insomnia, Rich in protein

anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, Diarrhea, Diuretic, Rheumatism

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds, Stem

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

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

Employed in herbal medicine, 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

Alpine, Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Lactuca sativa

COLCHICUM

Common Name

Lettuce

Colchicum

In Hindi

सलाद

colchicum

In German

Salat

colchicum

In French

Salade

colchique

In Spanish

Lechuga

Colchicum

In Greek

Μαρούλι

Colchicum

In Portuguese

Alface

Colchicum

In Polish

Sałata

Colchicum

In Latin

lactuca

Colchicum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

Order

Asterales

Liliales

Family

Asteraceae

Liliaceae

Genus

Lactuca

Colchicum

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Cichorieae

Subfamily

Wurmbaeiodeae

Number of Species

100160

1 27800

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Properties of Lettuce and Colchicum

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

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Season and Care of Lettuce and Colchicum

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

Lettuce and Colchicum Physical Information

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

Lettuce flower color:
Lettuce leaf color:
Colchicum flower color: White, Yellow, Purple and Violet
Colchicum leaf color: Green

Care of Lettuce and Colchicum

Care of Lettuce and Colchicum include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Lettuce pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Colchicum pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove shoots. In summer Lettuce needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Colchicum needs Ample Water and in winter, it needs Less Watering.