Life Span
Annual
  
Annual and Perennial
  
Type
Vegetable
  
Herbaceous Perennial
  
Origin
Egypt
  
Northwestern United States, California, Canada
  
Types
Not available
  
Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock
  
Habitat
Cold Regions
  
Cultivated Beds
  
USDA Hardiness Zone
Not Available
  
5-9
  
AHS Heat Zone
Not Available
  
12 - 1
  
Sunset Zone
Not Available
  
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
  
Upright/Erect
  
Plant Size
  
  
Plant Color
  
  
Flower Color
Not Available
  
Light Blue, Lavender, Blue Violet
  
Flower Color Modifier
Not Available
  
Bicolor
  
Fruit Color
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Leaf Color in Spring
Not Available
  
Green
  
Leaf Color in Summer
Not Available
  
Green
  
Leaf Color in Fall
Not Available
  
Green
  
Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
  
Light Green
  
Shape
  
  
Leaf Shape
Spoon Shaped
  
Oblanceolate , Ovate
  
Thorns
Not Available
  
No
  
Plant Season
Not Available
  
Spring, Summer
  
Growing Conditions
  
  
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
  
Full Sun
  
Growth Rate
Not Available
  
Very Fast
  
Type of Soil
Not Available
  
Loam, Sand
  
The pH of Soil
Not Available
  
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
  
Soil Drainage
Not Available
  
Well drained
  
Bloom Time
Not Available
  
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
  
Repeat Bloomer
Not Available
  
No
  
Tolerances
Not Available
  
Drought
  
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
  
Container, Ground
  
How to Plant?
Seedlings
  
Seedlings
  
Plant Maintenance
Medium
  
Medium
  
Watering Plants
  
  
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Needs Very high moisture
  
Requires regular watering
  
In Summer
Lots of watering
  
Lots of watering
  
In Spring
Moderate
  
Moderate
  
In Winter
Average Water
  
Average Water
  
Soil
  
  
Soil pH
Not Available
  
Slightly Acidic
  
Soil Type
Not Available
  
Sandy
  
Soil Drainage Capacity
Not Available
  
Not Applicable
  
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
  
Not Available
  
Plant Tolerance
Drought
  
Drought
  
Flowers
Showy
  
Showy
  
Flower Petal Number
Not Available
  
Single
  
Fruits
  
  
Showy Fruit
Not Available
  
No
  
Edible Fruit
Not Available
  
No
  
Fragrance
  
  
Fragrant Flower
Not Available
  
No
  
Fragrant Fruit
Not Available
  
No
  
Fragrant Leaf
Not Available
  
No
  
Fragrant Bark/Stem
Not Available
  
No
  
Showy Foliage
Not Available
  
No
  
Showy Bark
Not Available
  
No
  
Foliage Texture
Bold
  
Fine
  
Foliage Sheen
Not Available
  
Glossy
  
Evergreen
No
  
No
  
Invasive
Not Available
  
No
  
Self-Sowing
Not Available
  
Yes
  
Attracts
Aphids, Caterpillar, Snails, Whiteflies
  
Butterflies
  
Allergy
Food Allergy, Hives, Swollen Lips
  
Not Available
  
Uses
  
  
Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
  
Not Available
  
Beauty Benefits
Glowing Skin, Improve skin tone, Skin Problems
  
Not Available
  
Edible Uses
Yes
  
Yes
  
Environmental Uses
Air purification
  
Air purification
  
Plant Benefits
  
  
Medicinal Uses
Fiber, Insomnia, Rich in protein
  
Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Expectorant, Stomachic
  
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds, Stem
  
Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod
  
Other Uses
Culinary use, Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
  
Used as a dye
  
Used As Indoor Plant
Yes
  
No
  
Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes
  
Yes
  
Garden Design
Edible, Vegetable
  
Not Available
  
Botanical Name
Lactuca sativa
  
Matthiola incana
  
Common Name
Lettuce
  
Blue Thimble Flower, Field Gilia, Gillyflower
  
In Hindi
सलाद
  
gillyflower
  
In German
Salat
  
Garten-Levkoje
  
In French
Salade
  
Gillyflower
  
In Spanish
Lechuga
  
Gillyflower
  
In Greek
Μαρούλι
  
Gillyflower
  
In Portuguese
Alface
  
Matthiola incana
  
In Polish
Sałata
  
Gillyflower
  
In Latin
lactuca
  
Matthiola incana
  
Kingdom
Plantae
  
Plantae
  
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
  
Magnoliophyta
  
Class
Magnoliopsida
  
Magnoliopsida
  
Order
Asterales
  
Capparales
  
Family
Asteraceae
  
Polemoniaceae
  
Genus
Lactuca
  
Gilia
  
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
  
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
  
Tribe
Cichorieae
  
Gilieae
  
Subfamily
Not Available
  
Polemonioideae
  
Number of Species
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Season and Care of Lettuce and Gillyflower
Season and care of Lettuce and Gillyflower is important to know. While considering everything about Lettuce and Gillyflower Care, growing season is an essential factor. Lettuce season is Not Available and Gillyflower season is Not Available. The type of soil for Lettuce is Not Available and for Gillyflower is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Lettuce is Not Available and for Gillyflower is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.
Lettuce and Gillyflower Physical Information
Lettuce and Gillyflower physical information is very important for comparison. Lettuce height is 510.00 cm and width 7.60 cm whereas Gillyflower height is 38.10 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Lettuce and Gillyflower are as follows:
Lettuce flower color: Not Available
Lettuce leaf color: Not Available
Gillyflower flower color: Light Blue, Lavender and Blue Violet
- Gillyflower leaf color: Green
Care of Lettuce and Gillyflower
Care of Lettuce and Gillyflower include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Lettuce pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Gillyflower 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 Gillyflower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.