Lettuce

Macaw

About Lettuce and Macaw

Lettuce

Macaw

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Vegetable

Tree

Origin

Egypt

Caribbean, Central America, South America, Brazil

Types

Lactuca sativa

Number of Varieties

10-

0 40000

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Habitat

Cold Regions

Subtropical climates, subtropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

-999910-15

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-10

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

Habit

Rosette/Stemless

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

510.00 cm1,220.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

7.60 cm550.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Ivory, Gray

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Magenta, Violet

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

Cuneate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Late Winter

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Wet Site, Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs Very high moisture

Does not require regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

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

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

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

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Bold

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Aphids, Caterpillar, Snails, Whiteflies

Allergy

Food Allergy, Hives, Swollen Lips

Asthma

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds, Stem

Wood

Other Uses

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

Used for woodware, Wood is used for making furniture

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Vegetable

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Lactuca sativa

TRIPLARIS americana

Common Name

Lettuce

Ant Stick, Macaw, St. Mary's Stick

In Hindi

सलाद

Macaw

In German

Salat

Ara

In French

Salade

ara

In Spanish

Lechuga

guacamayo

In Greek

Μαρούλι

μακώ

In Portuguese

Alface

arara

In Polish

Sałata

ara

In Latin

lactuca

Ara

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Caryophyllales

Family

Asteraceae

Polygonaceae

Genus

Lactuca

Triplaris

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Cichorieae

Subfamily

Number of Species

100-

1 27800

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Properties of Lettuce and Macaw

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

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Season and Care of Lettuce and Macaw

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

Lettuce and Macaw Physical Information

Lettuce and Macaw physical information is very important for comparison. Lettuce height is 510.00 cm and width 7.60 cm whereas Macaw height is 1,220.00 cm and width 550.00 cm. The color specification of Lettuce and Macaw are as follows:

Lettuce flower color:
Lettuce leaf color:
Macaw flower color: Ivory and Gray
Macaw leaf color: Green

Care of Lettuce and Macaw

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