Spinach

Lamb's Lettuce

About Spinach and Lamb's Lettuce

Spinach

Lamb's Lettuce

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Vegetable

Origin

Southern Asia

Europe, Northern Africa, Asia

Types

Savoy, Giant Noble, Semi-savoy

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Fields, gardens, meadows, Suburban areas

Floodplains, Shores of rivers or lakes

USDA Hardiness Zone

-9999-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

Sunset Zone

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

Habit

Rosette/Stemless

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

15.20 cm7.60 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

30.50 cm10.20 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Green

White, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Tan, Black

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate

Elliptic to oblong

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

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

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Fertilize when new

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Downy mildew, Leafminers, Red blotch, Seedcorn maggot

Plant Tolerance

Cold climate, Drought

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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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

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies, Flying insects, Insects

Allergy

Food Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for birds, Food for insects

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Energy, Potassium, Rich in Iron, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Vitamin K

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Stem

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Added to salads, Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable

Edible, Herb, Vegetable

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

SPINACIA oleracea

VALERIANELLA locusta

Common Name

Spinach

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

In Hindi

पालक

Lamb's Lettuce

In German

Spinat

Feldsalat

In French

Épinards

Mâche

In Spanish

Espinacas

Miramores

In Greek

Σπανάκι

Μαρούλι αρνιού

In Portuguese

Espinafre

Alface-de-cordeiro

In Polish

Szpinak

Roszpunka

In Latin

Spinach

Lactuca agni

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Dipsacales

Family

Chenopodiaceae

Valerianaceae

Genus

Spinacia

Valerianella

Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Anserineae

Valerianeae

Subfamily

Chenopodioideae

Valerianoideae

Number of Species

800100

1 27800

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Properties of Spinach and Lamb's Lettuce

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

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Season and Care of Spinach and Lamb's Lettuce

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

Spinach and Lamb's Lettuce Physical Information

Spinach and Lamb's Lettuce physical information is very important for comparison. Spinach height is 15.20 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Lamb's Lettuce height is 7.60 cm and width 10.20 cm. The color specification of Spinach and Lamb's Lettuce are as follows:

Spinach flower color: Yellow and Green
Spinach leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Lamb's Lettuce flower color: White and Lavender
Lamb's Lettuce leaf color: Green

Care of Spinach and Lamb's Lettuce

Care of Spinach and Lamb's Lettuce include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Spinach 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 Spinach 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.