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About Lettuce and Needle Grass

What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Vegetable
Grass

Origin

Egypt
Europe, Eastern Europe, Northern Europe, Western Europe, Russia/Siberia

Types

Lactuca sativa
Stipa Pennata, Stipa Gigantea, Stipa Capillata

Number of Varieties

1040
0 40000
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Habitat

Cold Regions
meadows, Slopes

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99996-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

-
9 - 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
3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Rosette/Stemless
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

510.00 cm76.20 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

7.60 cm30.50 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

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Ivory, Light Green, Silver

Flower Color Modifier

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Bicolor

Fruit Color

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Ivory, Silver

Leaf Color in Spring

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Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

-
Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

-
Blue Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Spoon Shaped
Grass like

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

-
Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

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Slow

Type of Soil

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Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

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Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

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Well drained

Bloom Time

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Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs Very high moisture
Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

-
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

-
Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

-
Well drained

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
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Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

-
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Bold
Fine

Foliage Sheen

-
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Aphids, Caterpillar, Snails, Whiteflies
-

Allergy

Food Allergy, Hives, Swollen Lips
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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Borders, Ground Cover

Beauty Benefits

Glowing Skin, Improve skin tone, Skin Problems
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Fiber, Insomnia, Rich in protein
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Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds, Stem
Fibre

Other Uses

Culinary use, Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
suitable for cutting, used for making high quality paper

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Vegetable
Foundation, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Lactuca sativa
STIPA capillata 'Bridal Veil'

Common Name

Lettuce
Bridal Veil Needle Grass

In Hindi

सलाद
Needle Grass

In German

Salat
Nadel- Gras

In French

Salade
aiguille Herbe

In Spanish

Lechuga
Hierba de aguja

In Greek

Μαρούλι
βελόνα Grass

In Portuguese

Alface
agulha Relva

In Polish

Sałata
igła do trawy

In Latin

lactuca
acus Grass

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Lilopsida

Order

Asterales
Cyperales

Family

Asteraceae
Poaceae

Genus

Lactuca
Stipa

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Cichorieae
Stipeae

Subfamily

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Pooideae

Number of Species

100150
1 27800
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Properties of Lettuce and Needle Grass

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

Season and Care of Lettuce and Needle Grass

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

Lettuce and Needle Grass Physical Information

Lettuce and Needle Grass physical information is very important for comparison. Lettuce height is 510.00 cm and width 7.60 cm whereas Needle Grass height is 76.20 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Lettuce and Needle Grass are as follows:

  • Lettuce flower color:

  • Lettuce leaf color:

  • Needle Grass flower color: Ivory, Light Green and Silver

  • Needle Grass leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Lettuce and Needle Grass

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