Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Origin
Egypt
Southern Europe
Types
Not available
Fine leaved sheep's fescue
Habitat
Cold Regions
Mountain Slopes, Pastures
USDA Hardiness Zone
Not Available
4-8
AHS Heat Zone
Not Available
8 - 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
Spreading
Minimum Width
Not Available
Flower Color
Not Available
Pale White
Flower Color Modifier
Not Available
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Not Available
Non Fruiting Plant
Leaf Color in Spring
Not Available
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Not Available
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Not Available
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Green, Tan
Leaf Shape
Spoon Shaped
Grass like
Plant Season
Not Available
Spring, Fall
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Not Available
Fast
Type of Soil
Not Available
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Not Available
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Not Available
Average
Bloom Time
Not Available
Not Available
Repeat Bloomer
Not Available
No
Tolerances
Not Available
Not Available
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, vegetative cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Needs Very high moisture
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Never Over-water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil pH
Not Available
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Not Available
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Not Available
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune after flowering, Prune for size control, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
10-10-10, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Armyworm, Beetles, Leafminers, Molecrickets, Red blotch, Thripes, Whiteflies
Brown patch, Gray leaf blight, Pythium blight, Rust, Zoysia patch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Full Sun, Heat And Humidity
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Not Available
Single
Showy Fruit
Not Available
No
Edible Fruit
Not Available
No
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Not Available
Matte
Invasive
Not Available
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
Not Available
Yes
Attracts
Aphids, Caterpillar, Snails, Whiteflies
Mealybugs, Mites
Allergy
Food Allergy, Hives, Swollen Lips
Skin rash, Vomiting, Watery eyes
Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Ground Cover, Used in parkland
Beauty Benefits
Glowing Skin, Improve skin tone, Skin Problems
Not Available
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Fixes Nitrogen, Prevent Soil Erosion
Medicinal Uses
Fiber, Insomnia, Rich in protein
Antispasmodic
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds, Stem
Whole plant
Other Uses
Culinary use, Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
Yes
No
Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes
Yes
Garden Design
Edible, Vegetable
Groundcover, Lawns and Turf
Botanical Name
Lactuca sativa
FESTUCA brevipila
Common Name
Lettuce
Hard Fescue
In Hindi
सलाद
Hard fescue
In German
Salat
Echter Schaf-Schwingel
In French
Salade
Hard fescue
In Spanish
Lechuga
fétuque ovine
In Greek
Μαρούλι
HARD φεστούκα
In Portuguese
Alface
Hard fescue
In Polish
Sałata
Hard fescue
In Latin
lactuca
Hard fescue
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Asterales
Cyperales
Family
Asteraceae
Poaceae
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Cichorieae
Not Available
Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
Number of Species
Not Available
Not Available
Properties of Lettuce and Hard Fescue
Wondering what are the properties of Lettuce and Hard Fescue? We provide you with everything About Lettuce and Hard Fescue. Lettuce doesn't have thorns and Hard Fescue doesn't have thorns. Also Lettuce does not have fragrant flowers. Lettuce has allergic reactions like Food Allergy, Hives and Swollen Lips and Hard Fescue 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 Hard Fescue and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.
Season and Care of Lettuce and Hard Fescue
Season and care of Lettuce and Hard Fescue is important to know. While considering everything about Lettuce and Hard Fescue Care, growing season is an essential factor. Lettuce season is Not Available and Hard Fescue season is Not Available. The type of soil for Lettuce is Not Available and for Hard Fescue is Clay, Loam while the PH of soil for Lettuce is Not Available and for Hard Fescue is Neutral, Alkaline.
Lettuce and Hard Fescue Physical Information
Lettuce and Hard Fescue physical information is very important for comparison. Lettuce height is 510.00 cm and width 7.60 cm whereas Hard Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Lettuce and Hard Fescue are as follows:
Lettuce flower color: Not Available
Lettuce leaf color: Not Available
Hard Fescue flower color: Pale White
- Hard Fescue leaf color: Blue Green
Care of Lettuce and Hard Fescue
Care of Lettuce and Hard Fescue include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Lettuce pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Hard Fescue pruning is done Prune after flowering, Prune for size control and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Lettuce needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Hard Fescue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.