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What is

Life Span

Annual or Biennial
Annual

Type

Vegetable
Vegetable

Origin

Europe, Northern Africa, Asia
Egypt

Types

Pascal, Golden Self-Blanching, Tall Utah, Tango
Lactuca sativa

Number of Varieties

10010
0 40000
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Habitat

Coastal Regions, Marshy ground, Wet ground
Cold Regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

-9999-9999
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9-3
-

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

Upright/Erect
Rosette/Stemless

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

45.70 cm510.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

30.50 cm7.60 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White
-

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
-

Fruit Color

Tan, Brown
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green
-

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green
-

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Light Green
-

Leaf Color in Winter

-
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Irregular
Spoon Shaped

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer
-

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
-

Type of Soil

Loam
-

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline
-

Soil Drainage

Well drained
-

Bloom Time

Late Spring
-

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
-

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Low
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs, Needs Very high moisture

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline
-

Soil Type

Loam
-

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
-

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove shoots
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Less fertilizing
10-10-10, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Bacteria, Downy mildew, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Mosaic viruses, Pink Root, Red blotch
Aphids, Armyworm, Beetles, Leafminers, Molecrickets, Red blotch, Thripes, Whiteflies

Plant Tolerance

Frost
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

Coarse
Bold

Foliage Sheen

Glossy
-

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Insects, Mice, Rodents, Spider Mites
Aphids, Caterpillar, Snails, Whiteflies

Allergy

Irritation to stomach
Food Allergy, Hives, Swollen Lips

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
-

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin, Improve skin condition, Moisturizing, Skin Problems
Glowing Skin, Improve skin tone, Skin Problems

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cancer, Combats Stress, Eye Problems, High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Indigestion, Inflammation, Weight loss
Fiber, Insomnia, Rich in protein

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds
Leaves, Seeds, Stem

Other Uses

Employed in herbal medicine, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Used as a spice
Culinary use, Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Edible, Vegetable

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

APIUM graveolens
Lactuca sativa

Common Name

Celery
Lettuce

In Hindi

अजवायन
सलाद

In German

Sellerie
Salat

In French

Céleri
Salade

In Spanish

Apio
Lechuga

In Greek

Σέλινο
Μαρούλι

In Portuguese

Aipo
Alface

In Polish

Seler
Sałata

In Latin

apium
lactuca

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Apiales
Asterales

Family

Apiaceae
Asteraceae

Genus

Apium
Lactuca

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Apieae
Cichorieae

Subfamily

Apioideae
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Number of Species

1100
1 27800
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Difference Between Celery and Lettuce

If you are confused whether Celery or Lettuce are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Celery and Lettuce Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Celery are Less fertilizing, whereas for Lettuce fertilizers required are 10-10-10 and All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Celery and Lettuce if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Celery and Lettuce

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Celery and Lettuce. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Celery and Lettuce as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Celery is Cancer, Combats Stress, Eye Problems, High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Indigestion, Inflammation and Weight loss whereas of Lettuce is Fiber, Insomnia and Rich in protein. Celery has beauty benefits as follows: Good for skin, Improve skin condition, Moisturizing and Skin Problems while Lettuce has beauty benefits as follows: Good for skin, Improve skin condition, Moisturizing and Skin Problems.

Compare Facts of Celery vs Lettuce

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Celery vs Lettuce and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Celery are Irritation to stomach whereas of Lettuce have Food Allergy, Hives and Swollen Lips respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Celery has no showy fruits and Lettuce has no showy fruits. Also Celery is not flowering and Lettuce is not flowering . You can compare Celery and Lettuce facts and facts of other plants too.