Melampodium

Lettuce

About Melampodium and Lettuce

Melampodium

Lettuce

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Perennial

Vegetable

Origin

Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America

Egypt

Types

Perennials

Lactuca sativa

Number of Varieties

4010

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Habitat

Desert

Cold Regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

2-11-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 6

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 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

30.50 cm510.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

20.30 cm7.60 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Gold

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lobed

Spoon Shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Average Water Needs, Needs Very high moisture

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Alkaline

Soil Type

Well drained

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

10-10-10, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

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

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

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

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Bold

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies

Aphids, Caterpillar, Snails, Whiteflies

Allergy

Food Allergy, Hives, Swollen Lips

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

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

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Leaves, Seeds, Stem

Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

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

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container

Edible, Vegetable

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum

Lactuca sativa

Common Name

Butter Daisy, Melampodium

Lettuce

In Hindi

Melampodium

सलाद

In German

Melmpodiam

Salat

In French

Melmpodiam

Salade

In Spanish

Melmpodiam

Lechuga

In Greek

Melmpodiam

Μαρούλι

In Portuguese

Melmpodiam

Alface

In Polish

Melmpodiam

Sałata

In Latin

Melmpodiam

lactuca

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Family

Asteraceae

Genus

Melampodium

Lactuca

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Millerieae

Cichorieae

Subfamily

Asteroideae

Number of Species

39100

1 27800

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Properties of Melampodium and Lettuce

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

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Season and Care of Melampodium and Lettuce

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

Melampodium and Lettuce Physical Information

Melampodium and Lettuce physical information is very important for comparison. Melampodium height is 30.50 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Lettuce height is 510.00 cm and width 7.60 cm. The color specification of Melampodium and Lettuce are as follows:

Melampodium flower color: Yellow and Gold
Melampodium leaf color: Green
Lettuce flower color:
Lettuce leaf color:

Care of Melampodium and Lettuce

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