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What is

Life Span

Annual
Annual and Perennial

Type

Vegetable
Shrub

Origin

Egypt
Central America, South America

Types

Lactuca sativa
Fruit Tree

Number of Varieties

102
0 40000
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Habitat

Cold Regions
Dry areas, Well Drained, Woodlands

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99999-11
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

-
-

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
13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Rosette/Stemless
Thicket/Colonizing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

510.00 cm457.20 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

7.60 cm243.84 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

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Pink

Flower Color Modifier

-
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
Red

Leaf Color in Spring

-
Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

-
Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

-
Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Spoon Shaped
Oval

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

-
Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

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Medium

Type of Soil

-
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

-
Alkaline

Soil Drainage

-
Well drained

Bloom Time

-
Spring, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Cuttings, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs Very high moisture
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

-
Alkaline

Soil Type

-
Dry, Sandy

Soil Drainage Capacity

-
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
In Early Autumn, Prune in winter, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

10-10-10, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Complete balanced fertilizer, iron-rich fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Armyworm, Beetles, Leafminers, Molecrickets, Red blotch, Thripes, Whiteflies
Aphids, Red blotch, Whiteflies

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Wind

Facts

Flowers

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

Bold
Medium

Foliage Sheen

-
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Aphids, Caterpillar, Snails, Whiteflies
Bees, Birds, Butterflies, pollinators

Allergy

Food Allergy, Hives, Swollen Lips
Pollen

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

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

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification, Food for birds, Nesting sites for birds, Windbreak

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Fiber, Insomnia, Rich in protein
Antioxidants, Arthritis, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Fertility, Fever, Inflammation, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems, Vitamin C

Part of Plant Used

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

Other Uses

Culinary use, Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for making hedge

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Vegetable
Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Lactuca sativa
Malpighia emarginata

Common Name

Lettuce
Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry and wild crepe myrtle

In Hindi

सलाद
Acerola Tree

In German

Salat
Acerola Baum

In French

Salade
Acerola Arbre

In Spanish

Lechuga
Árbol de acerola

In Greek

Μαρούλι
Acerola Δέντρο

In Portuguese

Alface
Árvore acerola

In Polish

Sałata
Acerola Drzewo

In Latin

lactuca
Acerola ligno

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
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Class

Magnoliopsida
-

Order

Asterales
Malpighiales

Family

Asteraceae
Malpighiaceae

Genus

Lactuca
Malpighia

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Cichorieae
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Subfamily

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Paperveroideae

Number of Species

100-
1 27800
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Difference Between Lettuce and Acerola

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

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Importance of Lettuce and Acerola

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Lettuce and Acerola. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Lettuce and Acerola 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 Lettuce is Fiber, Insomnia and Rich in protein whereas of Acerola is Antioxidants, Arthritis, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Fertility, Fever, Inflammation, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems and Vitamin C. Lettuce has beauty benefits as follows: Glowing Skin, Improve skin tone and Skin Problems while Acerola has beauty benefits as follows: Glowing Skin, Improve skin tone and Skin Problems.

Compare Facts of Lettuce vs Acerola

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 Lettuce vs Acerola 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 Lettuce are Food Allergy, Hives and Swollen Lips whereas of Acerola have Pollen respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Lettuce has no showy fruits and Acerola has showy fruits. Also Lettuce is not flowering and Acerola is flowering. You can compare Lettuce and Acerola facts and facts of other plants too.