Lettuce

Fall Phlox

About Lettuce and Fall Phlox

Lettuce

Fall Phlox

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Vegetable

Flowering Plants

Origin

Egypt

North America

Types

Lactuca sativa

Number of Varieties

1070

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Habitat

Cold Regions

Prairies, Woodlands

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99994-8

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AHS Heat Zone

8-1

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

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21

Habit

Rosette/Stemless

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

510.00 cm61.00 cm

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Minimum Width

7.60 cm45.70 cm

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Pink, Light Pink

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Shape

Leaf Shape

Spoon Shaped

Lanceolate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs Very high moisture

Water more in summer, Water when soil is dry

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

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

Cercospora leaf spot, Downy mildew, Leafminers, Nematodes, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, Septoria leaf spot

Plant Tolerance

Drought

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

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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

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Aphids, Caterpillar, Snails, Whiteflies

Caterpillar, Flying insects, Insects

Allergy

Food Allergy, Hives, Swollen Lips

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

Beauty Benefits

Glowing Skin, Improve skin tone, Skin Problems

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Fiber, Insomnia, Rich in protein

Diarrhea, Stomach aliments

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds, Stem

Leaves, Root

Other Uses

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

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

Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Lactuca sativa

PHLOX paniculata

Common Name

Lettuce

Garden Phlox, Tall Phlox

In Hindi

सलाद

Fall Phlox

In German

Salat

fall phlox

In French

Salade

Fall Phlox

In Spanish

Lechuga

Fall Phlox

In Greek

Μαρούλι

Fall Phlox

In Portuguese

Alface

Fall Phlox

In Polish

Sałata

Fall Phlox

In Latin

lactuca

Phlox cadent

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Solanales

Family

Asteraceae

Polemoniaceae

Genus

Lactuca

Phlox

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Cichorieae

Subfamily

Number of Species

10067

1 27800

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Properties of Lettuce and Fall Phlox

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

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Season and Care of Lettuce and Fall Phlox

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

Lettuce and Fall Phlox Physical Information

Lettuce and Fall Phlox physical information is very important for comparison. Lettuce height is 510.00 cm and width 7.60 cm whereas Fall Phlox height is 61.00 cm and width 45.70 cm. The color specification of Lettuce and Fall Phlox are as follows:

Lettuce flower color:
Lettuce leaf color:
Fall Phlox flower color: White, Pink and Light Pink
Fall Phlox leaf color: Green

Care of Lettuce and Fall Phlox

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