Mondo Grass

Lamb's Lettuce

About Mondo Grass and Lamb's Lettuce

Mondo Grass

Lamb's Lettuce

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Perennial

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

Japan

Europe, Northern Africa, Asia

1.4 Types

Not Available

not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Damp shady woods, foothill woods, Lowland

Floodplains, Not Available, Shores of rivers or lakes

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-11Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

A1, A2, A3, 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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Rosette/Stemless

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

10.20 cm7.60 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

2.30 cm10.20 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Indigo, Dark Blue, Black

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Elliptic to oblong

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Not Available

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Early Spring, Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Root Division

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Regular watering during dry periods

Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Medium, Requires regular watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

✔ ✘

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Hummingbirds

Butterflies, Flying insects, Insects, Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Asthma

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Borders

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for birds, Food for insects

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antipyretic, Antiscrophulatic, Antitussive, Aphrodisiac

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Root

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

useful as a ground cover

Added to salads, Used As Food

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

Edible, Herb, Vegetable

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

OPHIOPOGON japonicus

VALERIANELLA locusta

7.2 Common Name

Mondo grass, lily turf, snakebeard

Mache, corn salad, common cornsalad, lamb's lettuce, fetticus, fieldsalat, nut lettuce, field salad,rapunzel

7.2.1 In Hindi

Mondo Grass

Lamb's Lettuce

7.2.2 In German

Mondo Grass

Feldsalat

7.2.3 In French

Mondo Grass

Mâche

7.2.4 In Spanish

Ophiopogon planiscapus

Miramores

7.2.5 In Greek

Mondo Grass

Μαρούλι αρνιού

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Mondo Grass

Alface-de-cordeiro

7.2.7 In Polish

Mondo Grass

Roszpunka

7.2.8 In Latin

Mondo Grass

Lactuca agni

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Embryophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Liliales

Dipsacales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Valerianaceae

8.6 Genus

Ophiopogon

Valerianella

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Valerianeae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Valerianoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Mondo Grass and Lamb's Lettuce

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

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Season and Care of Mondo Grass and Lamb's Lettuce

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

Mondo Grass and Lamb's Lettuce Physical Information

Mondo Grass and Lamb's Lettuce physical information is very important for comparison. Mondo Grass height is 10.20 cm and width 2.30 cm whereas Lamb's Lettuce height is 7.60 cm and width 10.20 cm. The color specification of Mondo Grass and Lamb's Lettuce are as follows:

Mondo Grass flower color: White and Lavender
Mondo Grass leaf color: Dark Green
Lamb's Lettuce flower color: White and Lavender
Lamb's Lettuce leaf color: Green

Care of Mondo Grass and Lamb's Lettuce

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