Home
Garden Plants




What is

Life Span
Annual

Type
Vegetable

Origin
Egypt

Types
Lactuca sativa

Number of Varieties
10

Habitat
Cold Regions

USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999

AHS Heat Zone
-

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

Habit
Rosette/Stemless

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height
510.00 cm 58

Minimum Width
7.60 cm 100

Plant Color

Flower Color
-

Flower Color Modifier
-

Fruit Color
-

Leaf Color in Spring
-

Leaf Color in Summer
-

Leaf Color in Fall
-

Leaf Color in Winter
-

Shape

Leaf Shape
Spoon Shaped

Thorns
-

Season

Plant Season
-

Growing Conditions

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate
-

Type of Soil
-

The pH of Soil
-

Soil Drainage
-

Bloom Time
-

Repeat Bloomer
-

Tolerances
-

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground

How to Plant?
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Needs Very high moisture

In Summer
Lots of watering

In Spring
Moderate

In Winter
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH
-

Soil Type
-

Soil Drainage Capacity
-

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers
10-10-10, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Armyworm, Beetles, Leafminers, Molecrickets, Red blotch, Thripes, Whiteflies

Plant Tolerance
Drought

Facts

Flowers
Showy

Flower Petal Number
-

Fruits

Showy Fruit
-

Edible Fruit
-

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower
-

Fragrant Fruit
-

Fragrant Leaf
-

Fragrant Bark/Stem
-

Showy Foliage
-

Showy Bark
-

Foliage Texture
Bold

Foliage Sheen
-

Evergreen
No

Invasive
-

Self-Sowing
-

Attracts
Aphids, Caterpillar, Snails, Whiteflies

Allergy
Food Allergy, Hives, Swollen Lips

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses
-

Beauty Benefits
Glowing Skin, Improve skin tone, Skin Problems

Edible Uses
Yes

Environmental Uses
Air purification

Plant Benefits

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

Used As Indoor Plant
Yes

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes

Garden Design
Edible, Vegetable

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
Lactuca sativa

Common Name
Lettuce

In Hindi
सलाद

In German
Salat

In French
Salade

In Spanish
Lechuga

In Greek
Μαρούλι

In Portuguese
Alface

In Polish
Sałata

In Latin
lactuca

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Magnoliopsida

Order
Asterales

Family
Asteraceae

Genus
Lactuca

Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe
Cichorieae

Subfamily
-

Number of Species
100

Summary >>
<< Classification

Properties of Lettuce

Want to know the properties of Lettuce? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Lettuce is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Food Allergy, Hives and Swollen Lips. Lettuce Benefits are as follows:

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

List of Vegetables

Lettuce Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Lettuce. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Lettuce physical information is as follows: 510.00 cm tall and 7.60 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Spoon Shaped. Also it has following color specifications:

Care of Lettuce

Taking Lettuce Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Lettuce include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

Compare List of Vegetables

Season and care of Lettuce

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Lettuce is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Annual plant. Lettuce is a very important plant from List of Vegetables. There are 10 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Lactuca sativa. This plant's habitat is Cold Regions and it comes in the hardiness zone . If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.

List of Vegetables

» More List of Vegetables

Compare List of Vegetables

» More Compare List of Vegetables