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What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Vegetable
Perennial

Origin

Egypt
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Types

Lactuca sativa
Potentilla bifurca, Potentilla biennis

Number of Varieties

10500
0 40000
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Habitat

Cold Regions
Fields, Open Forest, Upland

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99995-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

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9-4

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
2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Rosette/Stemless
Cushion/Mound-forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

510.00 cm30.50 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

7.60 cm38.10 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

-
-

Flower Color Modifier

-
-

Fruit Color

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Red

Leaf Color in Spring

-
-

Leaf Color in Summer

-
-

Leaf Color in Fall

-
-

Leaf Color in Winter

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Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Spoon Shaped
Palmate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

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Summer, Fall

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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Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

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Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

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Well drained

Bloom Time

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Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs Very high moisture
Keep ground moist, Never 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

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Neutral, Alkaline

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 leaves, Remove deadheads

Fertilizers

10-10-10, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
as it is a flowering plant, use high phosphorous content fertilizer, Compost, fertilize in growing season, Nitrogen, organic fertlizers, Potassium

Pests and Diseases

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

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Showy

Flower Petal Number

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Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Bold
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Foliage Sheen

-
-

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Aphids, Caterpillar, Snails, Whiteflies
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Allergy

Food Allergy, Hives, Swollen Lips
Avoid during Pregnancy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Glowing Skin, Improve skin tone, Skin Problems
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Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification, Food for insects

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Fiber, Insomnia, Rich in protein
Diarrhea, Inflammation, Menstrual Disorders, Sore throat

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds, Stem
Leaves

Other Uses

Culinary use, Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Vegetable
Container, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Lactuca sativa
POTENTILLA 'Emilie'

Common Name

Lettuce
Cinquefoil

In Hindi

सलाद
पंचकोण

In German

Salat
Fingerkraut

In French

Salade
potentille

In Spanish

Lechuga
cinquefoil

In Greek

Μαρούλι
Πεντάφυλλο

In Portuguese

Alface
cinquefoil

In Polish

Sałata
pięciornik

In Latin

lactuca
cinquefoil

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales
Rosales

Family

Asteraceae
Rosaceae

Genus

Lactuca
Potentilla

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Cichorieae
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Subfamily

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Rosoideae

Number of Species

100300
1 27800
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Difference Between Lettuce and Cinquefoil

If you are confused whether Lettuce or Cinquefoil 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 Cinquefoil Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Lettuce are 10-10-10 and All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Cinquefoil fertilizers required are as it is a flowering plant, use high phosphorous content fertilizer, Compost, fertilize in growing season, Nitrogen, organic fertlizers and Potassium. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Lettuce and Cinquefoil if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Lettuce and Cinquefoil

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Lettuce and Cinquefoil. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Lettuce and Cinquefoil 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 Cinquefoil is Diarrhea, Inflammation, Menstrual Disorders and Sore throat. Lettuce has beauty benefits as follows: Glowing Skin, Improve skin tone and Skin Problems while Cinquefoil has beauty benefits as follows: Glowing Skin, Improve skin tone and Skin Problems.

Compare Facts of Lettuce vs Cinquefoil

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 Cinquefoil 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 Cinquefoil have Avoid during Pregnancy respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Lettuce has no showy fruits and Cinquefoil has no showy fruits. Also Lettuce is not flowering and Cinquefoil is not flowering . You can compare Lettuce and Cinquefoil facts and facts of other plants too.