Type
Vegetable
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Egypt
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Turkey, Western Asia
Types
Lactuca sativa
Mountain silverbell , Rosea
Habitat
Cold Regions
Floodplains, low mountains, Lower slopes, secondary forest
USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999
5-9
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
21,22
Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Clump-Forming
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Leaf Shape
Spoon Shaped
Acuminate
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Spring, Late Spring
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Layering, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Needs Very high moisture
occasional watering once established
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune grass to maintain level, 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
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought and Salt
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Foliage Texture
Bold
Medium
Attracts
Aphids, Caterpillar, Snails, Whiteflies
Bees, Flying insects
Allergy
Food Allergy, Hives, Swollen Lips
-
Aesthetic Uses
-
along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens
Beauty Benefits
Glowing Skin, Improve skin tone, Skin Problems
-
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Medicinal Uses
Fiber, Insomnia, Rich in protein
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds, Stem
-
Other Uses
Culinary use, Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Decoration Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
Yes
No
Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes
Yes
Garden Design
Edible, Vegetable
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
Lactuca sativa
ORNITHOGALUM nutans
Common Name
Lettuce
Drooping Star-of-Bethlehem, Nodding Star-of-Bethlehem, Silver Bells
In Hindi
सलाद
Silver bells
In German
Salat
Silver bells
In French
Salade
Silver bells
In Spanish
Lechuga
Silver bells
In Greek
Μαρούλι
Silver bells
In Portuguese
Alface
Silver bells
In Polish
Sałata
Silver bells
In Latin
lactuca
Silver bells
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Family
Asteraceae
Asparagaceae
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Eudicots
Properties of Lettuce and Silver Bells
Wondering what are the properties of Lettuce and Silver Bells? We provide you with everything About Lettuce and Silver Bells. Lettuce doesn't have thorns and Silver Bells doesn't have thorns. Also Lettuce does not have fragrant flowers. Lettuce has allergic reactions like Food Allergy, Hives and Swollen Lips and Silver Bells 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 Silver Bells and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.
Season and Care of Lettuce and Silver Bells
Season and care of Lettuce and Silver Bells is important to know. While considering everything about Lettuce and Silver Bells Care, growing season is an essential factor. Lettuce season is and Silver Bells season is . The type of soil for Lettuce is and for Silver Bells is while the PH of soil for Lettuce is and for Silver Bells is .
Lettuce and Silver Bells Physical Information
Lettuce and Silver Bells physical information is very important for comparison. Lettuce height is 510.00 cm and width 7.60 cm whereas Silver Bells height is 25.40 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Lettuce and Silver Bells are as follows:
Care of Lettuce and Silver Bells
Care of Lettuce and Silver Bells include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Lettuce pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Silver Bells pruning is done Prune grass to maintain level, 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 Silver Bells needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.