Lettuce

Jicama

About Lettuce and Jicama

Lettuce

Jicama

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Annual or Biennial

Type

Vegetable

Origin

Egypt

Mexico, Central America

Types

Lactuca sativa

Mexican potato,Mexican yam bean

Number of Varieties

10-

0 40000

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Habitat

Cold Regions

agricultural areas, Moist Soils, Wet ground

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99999-15

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-8

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

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Rosette/Stemless

Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

510.00 cm300.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

7.60 cm50.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Tan

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Spoon Shaped

Heart-shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Dry soil, Shallow soil

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

From bulbs

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs Very high moisture

Keep ground moist

In Summer

Lots of watering

Average Water

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Moderate

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

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

Beetles, Leaf spot, Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Shade areas, Shallow soil

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

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Aphids, Caterpillar, Snails, Whiteflies

Butterflies, Mice

Allergy

Food Allergy, Hives, Swollen Lips

Irritation to stomach, Itchiness

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Glowing Skin, Improve skin tone, Skin Problems

Improve skin tone

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Food for animals, Soil protection

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Fiber, Insomnia, Rich in protein

Cold, Fever, Inflammation

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds, Stem

Bulbs, Root

Other Uses

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

Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Vegetable

Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Tropical, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Lactuca sativa

PACHYRHIZUS erosus

Common Name

Lettuce

Mexican Yam bean

In Hindi

सलाद

Pachyrhizus erosus

In German

Salat

Yambohne

In French

Salade

Kłębian kątowaty

In Spanish

Lechuga

Pachyrhizus erosus

In Greek

Μαρούλι

Pachyrhizus erosus

In Portuguese

Alface

Pachyrhizus erosus

In Polish

Sałata

Pachyrhizus erosus

In Latin

lactuca

Pachyrhizus erosus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Angiosperms

Class

Magnoliopsida

Eudicotyledones

Order

Asterales

Fabales

Family

Asteraceae

Fabaceae

Genus

Lactuca

Pachyrhizus

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms

Tribe

Cichorieae

Subfamily

Number of Species

100100

1 27800

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Properties of Lettuce and Jicama

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

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Season and Care of Lettuce and Jicama

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

Lettuce and Jicama Physical Information

Lettuce and Jicama physical information is very important for comparison. Lettuce height is 510.00 cm and width 7.60 cm whereas Jicama height is 300.00 cm and width 50.00 cm. The color specification of Lettuce and Jicama are as follows:

Lettuce flower color:
Lettuce leaf color:
Jicama flower color: White and Lavender
Jicama leaf color: Green

Care of Lettuce and Jicama

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