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About Lettuce and Dame's Rocket


About Dame's Rocket and Lettuce


What is

Life Span
Annual  
Biennial  

Type
Vegetable  
Herbs  

Origin
Egypt  
Southern Europe, Western Europe, Russia/Siberia, Central Asia, Western Asia  

Types
Lactuca sativa  
Summer lilac, Winter gilliflower  

Number of Varieties
10  
4  

Habitat
Cold Regions  
meadows, Open areas, Roadsides, Woodlands  

USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999  
4-9  

AHS Heat Zone
-  
9 - 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  
21,22  

Habit
Rosette/Stemless  
Clump-Forming  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
510.00 cm  
99+
60.00 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
7.60 cm  
99+
60.00 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
-  
White, Pink, Lavender  

Flower Color Modifier
-  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
-  
-  

Leaf Color in Spring
-  
Green, Dark Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
-  
Green, Dark Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
-  
Green, Dark Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
-  
Light Green  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Spoon Shaped  
Ovate  

Thorns
-  
No  

Season

Plant Season
-  
Spring, Summer  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full Sun, Partial Sun  

Growth Rate
-  
Fast  

Type of Soil
-  
Clay, Loam, Sand  

The pH of Soil
-  
Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Drainage
-  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
-  
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer  

Repeat Bloomer
-  
No  

Tolerances
-  
-  

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground  
Container, Ground  

How to Plant?
Seedlings  
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Needs Very high moisture  
Average Water Needs, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
-  
Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Type
-  
Clay, Loam, Sand  

Soil Drainage Capacity
-  
Well drained  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full Sun, Partial 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  
Red blotch  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
Showy  
Showy  

Flower Petal Number
-  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
-  
No  

Edible Fruit
-  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
-  
Yes  

Fragrant Fruit
-  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
-  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
-  
No  

Showy Foliage
-  
No  

Showy Bark
-  
No  

Foliage Texture
Bold  
Medium  

Foliage Sheen
-  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
-  
Sometimes  

Self-Sowing
-  
Yes  

Attracts
Aphids, Caterpillar, Snails, Whiteflies  
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Insects  

Allergy
Food Allergy, Hives, Swollen Lips  
Vomiting  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
-  
Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes  

Beauty Benefits
Glowing Skin, Improve skin tone, Skin Problems  
-  

Edible Uses
Yes  
Yes  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Fiber, Insomnia, Rich in protein  
Nutrients  

Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds, Stem  
Flowers, Leaves, Seeds  

Other Uses
Culinary use, Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food  
Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant  

Used As Indoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Edible, Vegetable  
Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
Lactuca sativa  
HESPERIS matronalis  

Common Name
Lettuce  
Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket  

In Hindi
सलाद  
डेम के रॉकेट  

In German
Salat  
Rockets Freifrau  

In French
Salade  
Rocket Dame  

In Spanish
Lechuga  
Rocket Dame  

In Greek
Μαρούλι  
Rocket Dame του  

In Portuguese
Alface  
Rocket de Dame  

In Polish
Sałata  
Rocket Dame  

In Latin
lactuca  
Hesperis Rocket  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Asterales  
Brassicales  

Family
Asteraceae  
Brassicaceae  

Genus
Lactuca  
Hesperis  

Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots  
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots  

Tribe
Cichorieae  
Hylocereeae  

Subfamily
-  
Cactoideae  

Number of Species
100  
50  

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Properties of Lettuce and Dame's Rocket

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

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Season and Care of Lettuce and Dame's Rocket

Season and care of Lettuce and Dame's Rocket is important to know. While considering everything about Lettuce and Dame's Rocket Care, growing season is an essential factor. Lettuce season is and Dame's Rocket season is . The type of soil for Lettuce is and for Dame's Rocket is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Lettuce is and for Dame's Rocket is Neutral, Alkaline.

Lettuce and Dame's Rocket Physical Information

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

Care of Lettuce and Dame's Rocket

Care of Lettuce and Dame's Rocket include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Lettuce pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Dame's Rocket 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 Dame's Rocket needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.

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