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Meadow Foxtail
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About Meadow Foxtail and Lettuce

What is

Life Span

Perennial
Annual

Type

Grass
Vegetable

Origin

Europe, Asia
Egypt

Types

-
Lactuca sativa

Number of Varieties

7010
0 40000
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Habitat

Grassland
Cold Regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-8-9999
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

8 - 5
-

Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24
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

Clump-Forming
Rosette/Stemless

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

61.00 cm510.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

40.60 cm7.60 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White
-

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
-

Fruit Color

-
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
-

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green
-

Leaf Color in Fall

Green
-

Leaf Color in Winter

Tan
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Grass like
Spoon Shaped

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
-

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
-

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
-

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
-

Soil Drainage

Average
-

Bloom Time

Spring, Summer
-

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Wet Site
-

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs, Needs Very high moisture

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Ample Water
Moderate

In Winter

Moderate
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
-

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand
-

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average
-

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Prune to control growth
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Requires high amount of nitrogen
10-10-10, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Aphids, Armyworm, Beetles, Leafminers, Molecrickets, Red blotch, Thripes, Whiteflies

Plant Tolerance

Wet Site
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Showy

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

Medium
Bold

Foliage Sheen

Matte
-

Evergreen

Invasive

Sometimes
-

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
Aphids, Caterpillar, Snails, Whiteflies

Allergy

Asthma, conjunctivitis, Rhinitis
Food Allergy, Hives, Swollen Lips

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
-

Beauty Benefits

-
Glowing Skin, Improve skin tone, Skin Problems

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Food for animals, Food for insects, Wildlife
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
Fiber, Insomnia, Rich in protein

Part of Plant Used

Whole plant
Leaves, Seeds, Stem

Other Uses

cultivated as pasture or hay crop, Food for animals, Food for insects
Culinary use, Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Feature Plant, Groundcover, Rock Garden / Wall
Edible, Vegetable

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ALOPECURUS pratensis
Lactuca sativa

Common Name

Meadow Foxtail
Lettuce

In Hindi

Meadow Foxtail
सलाद

In German

Wiesenfuchsschwanz
Salat

In French

vulpin des prés
Salade

In Spanish

pradera de cola de zorra
Lechuga

In Greek

Meadow Foxtail
Μαρούλι

In Portuguese

Meadow Foxtail
Alface

In Polish

łąka ber
Sałata

In Latin

meadow Foxtail
lactuca

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Cyperales
Asterales

Family

Poaceae
Asteraceae

Genus

Alopecurus
Lactuca

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

-
Cichorieae

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

3100
1 27800
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Properties of Meadow Foxtail and Lettuce

Wondering what are the properties of Meadow Foxtail and Lettuce? We provide you with everything About Meadow Foxtail and Lettuce. Meadow Foxtail doesn't have thorns and Lettuce doesn't have thorns. Also Meadow Foxtail does not have fragrant flowers. Meadow Foxtail has allergic reactions like Asthma, conjunctivitis and Rhinitis and Lettuce has allergic reactions like Asthma, conjunctivitis and Rhinitis. 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 Meadow Foxtail and Lettuce and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Season and Care of Meadow Foxtail and Lettuce

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

Meadow Foxtail and Lettuce Physical Information

Meadow Foxtail and Lettuce physical information is very important for comparison. Meadow Foxtail height is 61.00 cm and width 40.60 cm whereas Lettuce height is 510.00 cm and width 7.60 cm. The color specification of Meadow Foxtail and Lettuce are as follows:

  • Meadow Foxtail flower color: White

  • Meadow Foxtail leaf color: Green

  • Lettuce flower color:

  • Lettuce leaf color:

Care of Meadow Foxtail and Lettuce

Care of Meadow Foxtail and Lettuce include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Meadow Foxtail pruning is done Prune to control growth and Lettuce pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Meadow Foxtail needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Moderate. Whereas, in summer Lettuce needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.