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What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Vegetable
Tender Perennial

Origin

Egypt
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Types

Lactuca sativa
Chinese lantern,Japanese-lantern, winter cherry

Number of Varieties

1090
0 40000
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Habitat

Cold Regions
Cultivated Beds, Damp Places, hedge rows, Mountain Slopes

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99998-10
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

-
10-1

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
H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Rosette/Stemless
Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

510.00 cm120.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

7.60 cm12.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

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Orange Red

Flower Color Modifier

-
-

Fruit Color

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Tan, Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

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Green

Leaf Color in Summer

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Green

Leaf Color in Fall

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Green

Leaf Color in Winter

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Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Spoon Shaped
Elliptic, toothed

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

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Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

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Fast

Type of Soil

-
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

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Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

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Well drained

Bloom Time

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Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
-

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs Very high moisture
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

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Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

-
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
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

Bold
Medium

Foliage Sheen

-
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Aphids, Caterpillar, Snails, Whiteflies
Hummingbirds

Allergy

Food Allergy, Hives, Swollen Lips
breathing problems, Diarrhea, Headache, Irritation to stomach, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
-

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
Antiphlogistic, Antirheumatic, Antitussive, Diuretic

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds, Stem
Fruits

Other Uses

Culinary use, Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
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Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Vegetable
Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Lactuca sativa
ABUTILON 'Amsterdam'

Common Name

Lettuce
Chinese Lantern, Flowering Maple, Parlour Maple

In Hindi

सलाद
Chinese lantern

In German

Salat
Lampionblume

In French

Salade
Coqueret alkékenge

In Spanish

Lechuga
Chinese lantern

In Greek

Μαρούλι
Chinese lantern

In Portuguese

Alface
Chinese lantern

In Polish

Sałata
Miechunka rozdęta

In Latin

lactuca
Chinese lantern

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales
Solanales

Family

Asteraceae
Malvaceae

Genus

Lactuca
Physalis

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Cichorieae
Physaleae

Subfamily

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Solanoideae

Number of Species

10090
1 27800
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Difference Between Lettuce and Chinese Lantern

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

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Importance of Lettuce and Chinese Lantern

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Lettuce and Chinese Lantern. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Lettuce and Chinese Lantern 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 Chinese Lantern is Antiphlogistic, Antirheumatic, Antitussive and Diuretic. Lettuce has beauty benefits as follows: Glowing Skin, Improve skin tone and Skin Problems while Chinese Lantern has beauty benefits as follows: Glowing Skin, Improve skin tone and Skin Problems.

Compare Facts of Lettuce vs Chinese Lantern

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 Chinese Lantern 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 Chinese Lantern have breathing problems, Diarrhea, Headache, Irritation to stomach and Vomiting respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Lettuce has no showy fruits and Chinese Lantern has no showy fruits. Also Lettuce is not flowering and Chinese Lantern is not flowering . You can compare Lettuce and Chinese Lantern facts and facts of other plants too.