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What is

Life Span
Annual  
Perennial  

Type
Vegetable  
Bulb or Corm or Tuber  

Origin
Europe, Northern Africa, Asia  
Europe, South Africa, Asia  

Types
-  
Scilla Siberica, Scilla Bifolia, Scilla Peruviana  

Number of Varieties
1  
25  
99+

Habitat
Floodplains, Shores of rivers or lakes  
Cultivated Beds, Woodland Garden  

USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999  
2-8  

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  
21,22  

Habit
Rosette/Stemless  
Clump-Forming  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
7.60 cm  
99+
15.00 cm  

Minimum Width
10.20 cm  
99+
10.00 cm  

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
White, Lavender  
White, Blue, Purple, Pink, Violet  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
-  
-  

Leaf Color in Spring
Green  
-  

Leaf Color in Summer
-  
Light Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Green  
Several shades of Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
Green  
Light Green  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Elliptic to oblong  
Lance shaped  

Thorns
No  
-  

Season

Plant Season
-  
-  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade  

Growth Rate
Fast  
-  

Type of Soil
Loam, Sand  
-  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral  
-  

Soil Drainage
Well drained  
-  

Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring  
-  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
No  

Tolerances
Drought  
Drought  

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot  
Container, Ground, Pot  

How to Plant?
Seedlings  
From bulbs  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

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

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral  
-  

Soil Type
Loam, Sand  
-  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained  
-  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade  

Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves  
-  

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  
5-10-10 fertilizer  

Pests and Diseases
-  
Crown rot  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
Yes  
Showy  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No  
No  

Edible Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
No  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
No  
No  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
Medium  
Medium  

Foliage Sheen
Glossy  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
Sometimes  
-  

Self-Sowing
Yes  
-  

Attracts
Butterflies, Flying insects, Insects  
Birds  

Allergy
-  
convulsions, Vomiting  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
-  
Ground Cover  

Beauty Benefits
-  
Removes dandruff  

Edible Uses
Yes  
Yes  

Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for birds, Food for insects  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
-  
Antiasthamatic, Bronchitis, Lung Problems  

Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves  
Leaves, Root  

Other Uses
Added to salads, Used As Food  
Used as a rodenticide, Used to make hair tonic  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
Yes  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Edible, Herb, Vegetable  
Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
VALERIANELLA locusta  
SCILLA  

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

In Hindi
Lamb's Lettuce  
Squill  

In German
Feldsalat  
Squill  

In French
Mâche  
Squille  

In Spanish
Miramores  
Escila  

In Greek
Μαρούλι αρνιού  
σκιλοκρόμμυδο  

In Portuguese
Alface-de-cordeiro  
Cila  

In Polish
Roszpunka  
Cebulica  

In Latin
Lactuca agni  
Scilla  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Lilopsida  

Order
Dipsacales  
Liliales  

Family
Valerianaceae  
Liliaceae  

Genus
Valerianella  
Scilla  

Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots  
Angiosperms, Monocots  

Tribe
Valerianeae  
Hyacintheae  

Subfamily
Valerianoideae  
Scilloideae  

Number of Species
100  
81  
99+

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Difference Between Lamb's Lettuce and Squill

If you are confused whether Lamb's Lettuce or Squill 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 Lamb's Lettuce and Squill Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Lamb's Lettuce are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Squill fertilizers required are 5-10-10 fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Lamb's Lettuce and Squill if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Lamb's Lettuce and Squill

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Lamb's Lettuce and Squill. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Lamb's Lettuce and Squill 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 Lamb's Lettuce is whereas of Squill is Antiasthamatic, Bronchitis and Lung Problems. Lamb's Lettuce has beauty benefits as follows: while Squill has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Lamb's Lettuce vs Squill

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 Lamb's Lettuce vs Squill 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 Lamb's Lettuce are whereas of Squill have convulsions and Vomiting respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Lamb's Lettuce has no showy fruits and Squill has no showy fruits. Also Lamb's Lettuce is flowering and Squill is not flowering . You can compare Lamb's Lettuce and Squill facts and facts of other plants too.

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