Lettuce

Mexican Tea

About Lettuce and Mexican Tea

Lettuce

Mexican Tea

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Vegetable

Herbs

Origin

Egypt

Mexico, Central America, South America

Types

Lactuca sativa

Dysphania ambrosioides (L.) Mosyakin & Clemants

Number of Varieties

101

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Habitat

Cold Regions

shrublands, tropical grasslands

USDA Hardiness Zone

-9999-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

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

H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Rosette/Stemless

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

510.00 cm45.70 cm

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Minimum Width

7.60 cm50.80 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Light Green, Tan

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

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

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

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

Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering

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

Pest Free

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

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Bold

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Aphids, Caterpillar, Snails, Whiteflies

Bees, Flies

Allergy

Food Allergy, Hives, Swollen Lips

allergic reaction, Skin irritation

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

Detoxification, Insect Bites, Stomach pain, Treat Parasitic Intestinal Worms

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds, Stem

Leaves, Seeds

Other Uses

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

Pesticide, The essential oil is used as insect repellent

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Vegetable

Container, Herb / Vegetable

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Lactuca sativa

CHENOPODIUM ambrosioides

Common Name

Lettuce

Mexican Tea

In Hindi

सलाद

Dysphania ambrosioides

In German

Salat

Mexikanischer Drüsengänsefuß

In French

Salade

Épazote

In Spanish

Lechuga

Dysphania ambrosioides

In Greek

Μαρούλι

Μεξικού τσάι

In Portuguese

Alface

Dysphania ambrosioides

In Polish

Sałata

Komosa piżmowa

In Latin

lactuca

Dysphania ambrosioides

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Caryophyllales

Family

Asteraceae

Chenopodiaceae

Genus

Lactuca

Dysphania

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Cichorieae

Dysphanieae

Subfamily

Chenopodioideae

Number of Species

10030

1 27800

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Properties of Lettuce and Mexican Tea

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

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Season and Care of Lettuce and Mexican Tea

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

Lettuce and Mexican Tea Physical Information

Lettuce and Mexican Tea physical information is very important for comparison. Lettuce height is 510.00 cm and width 7.60 cm whereas Mexican Tea height is 45.70 cm and width 50.80 cm. The color specification of Lettuce and Mexican Tea are as follows:

Lettuce flower color:
Lettuce leaf color:
Mexican Tea flower color: Green
Mexican Tea leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Lettuce and Mexican Tea

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