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What is

Life Span

Annual or Biennial
Annual

Type

Fruit
Vegetable

Origin

Africa
Egypt

Types

Earlibrew, Honey King, Moonshine, Brilliance,Honey Chow
Lactuca sativa

Number of Varieties

510
0 40000
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Habitat

Semi arid regions
Cold Regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

-9999-9999
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-4
-

Sunset Zone

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

Vining/Climbing
Rosette/Stemless

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

20.30 cm510.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

150.00 cm7.60 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow
-

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
-

Fruit Color

White, Yellow, Salmon
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
-

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green
-

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green
-

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped
Spoon Shaped

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall
-

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
-

Type of Soil

Loam
-

The pH of Soil

Neutral
-

Soil Drainage

Well drained
-

Bloom Time

Indeterminate
-

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
-

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Reduce watering once fruit are growing, Requires a lot of watering, Requires consistently moist soil
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
-

Soil Type

Loam
-

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 branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
10-10-10, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Anthracnose, Aphids, Bacterial fruit blotch, Cucumber beetles, Downy mildew, Southern Bacterial Wilt, Spider mites
Aphids, Armyworm, Beetles, Leafminers, Molecrickets, Red blotch, Thripes, Whiteflies

Plant Tolerance

Drought
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

Matte
-

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
Aphids, Caterpillar, Snails, Whiteflies

Allergy

breathing problems, Cough, cramps, Diarrhea, Itchy eyes, Mouth itching, Nasal Congestion, Throat itching, wheezing
Food Allergy, Hives, Swollen Lips

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
-

Beauty Benefits

-
Glowing Skin, Improve skin tone, Skin Problems

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Potassium, Vitamin C
Fiber, Insomnia, Rich in protein

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Leaves, Root, Seeds
Leaves, Seeds, Stem

Other Uses

Added to salads, Used in tea, wine and sweet dishes, Used to flavour soups
Culinary use, Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Herb / Vegetable, Vine
Edible, Vegetable

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CUCUMIS melo 'Honey I Dew'
Lactuca sativa

Common Name

Honey I Dew Honeydew, Honeydew
Lettuce

In Hindi

खरबूज़ा [kharabooza]
सलाद

In German

Honigtau
Salat

In French

Miellat
Salade

In Spanish

Gotas de miel
Lechuga

In Greek

πεπόνι μελιτώματος [pepóni melitómatos]
Μαρούλι

In Portuguese

melão de Honeydew
Alface

In Polish

melon spadzi
Sałata

In Latin

honeydew
lactuca

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Cucurbitales
Asterales

Family

Cucurbitaceae
Asteraceae

Genus

Cucumis
Lactuca

Clade

-
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

-
Cichorieae

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

1100
1 27800
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Difference Between Honeydew and Lettuce

If you are confused whether Honeydew 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 Honeydew and Lettuce Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Honeydew are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Lettuce fertilizers required are 10-10-10 and All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Honeydew and Lettuce if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Honeydew and Lettuce

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Honeydew and Lettuce. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Honeydew 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 Honeydew is Potassium and Vitamin C whereas of Lettuce is Fiber, Insomnia and Rich in protein. Honeydew has beauty benefits as follows: while Lettuce has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Honeydew 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 Honeydew 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 Honeydew are breathing problems, Cough, cramps, Diarrhea, Itchy eyes, Mouth itching, Nasal Congestion, Throat itching and wheezing 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. Honeydew has showy fruits and Lettuce has no showy fruits. Also Honeydew is not flowering and Lettuce is not flowering . You can compare Honeydew and Lettuce facts and facts of other plants too.