Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Perennial
Origin
Egypt
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Types
Lactuca sativa
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Number of Varieties
103
0
40000
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Habitat
Cold Regions
gardens, Hillside, Riverbanks, Warmer regions, Wet forest
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99995-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
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9-1
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
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
510.00 cm50.80 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
7.60 cm50.80 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
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White, Yellow, Blue, Purple, Orange, Pink, Rose, Coral, Peach, Burgundy, Lavender, Plum, Orange Red, Dark Salmon, Bronze, Chocolate, Black
Flower Color Modifier
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Bicolor
Fruit Color
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-
Leaf Color in Spring
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Light Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
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Light Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Fall
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Light Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
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Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Spoon Shaped
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
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Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
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Medium
Type of Soil
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Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
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Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
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Well drained
Bloom Time
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Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
From Rhizomes, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Needs Very high moisture
Does not require lot of watering, Keep ground moist, Water when soil is dry
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
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Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
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Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
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Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial 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
10-10-10, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Armyworm, Beetles, Leafminers, Molecrickets, Red blotch, Thripes, Whiteflies
Bacterial Diseases, Fungal Diseases, Viruses
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
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
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Aphids, Caterpillar, Snails, Whiteflies
Bees, Butterflies
Allergy
Food Allergy, Hives, Swollen Lips
Asthma
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Glowing Skin, Improve skin tone, Skin Problems
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Fiber, Insomnia, Rich in protein
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Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds, Stem
Flowers, Leaves, Rhizomes, Root
Other Uses
Culinary use, Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Making Perfumes, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Used as a sedative, Used as essential oil
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Vegetable
Cutflower, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
Lactuca sativa
IRIS 'Beverly Sills'
Common Name
Lettuce
Iris-Tall Bearded
In Hindi
सलाद
Beverly Sills Iris Plant
In German
Salat
Beverly Sills Iris Pflanze
In French
Salade
Beverly Sills Iris Plante
In Spanish
Lechuga
Planta Iris Sills Beverly
In Greek
Μαρούλι
Μπέβερλι Σιλς Iris Φυτών
In Portuguese
Alface
Beverly Sills Iris planta
In Polish
Sałata
Beverly Sills Iris Roślin
In Latin
lactuca
Beverly Sills Iris Planta
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Asterales
Liliales
Family
Asteraceae
Iridaceae
Genus
Lactuca
Iris
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
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Tribe
Cichorieae
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Subfamily
-
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Number of Species
100300
1
27800
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