Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Epiphyte
Origin
Egypt
Southeastern United States, Latin America and the Caribbean, Caribbean, Central America, South America
Types
Lactuca sativa
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Number of Varieties
103
0
40000
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Habitat
Cold Regions
Swamps
USDA Hardiness Zone
-999910-13
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-9
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, 23, 24
Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
510.00 cm30.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
7.60 cm25.60 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White, Burgundy, Dark Red, Light Green, Violet, Dark Salmon
Flower Color Modifier
-
Multi-Color
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Spoon Shaped
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
-
Slow
Type of Soil
-
-
The pH of Soil
-
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Bulbs, By dividing rhizomes, tubers, Divison
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
-
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
Soil Type
-
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
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
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
-
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Aphids, Caterpillar, Snails, Whiteflies
Bees, pollinators
Allergy
Food Allergy, Hives, Swollen Lips
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Bouquets, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Glowing Skin, Improve skin tone, Skin Problems
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Fiber, Insomnia, Rich in protein
Cancer, Eye Problems
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds, Stem
Bulbs, Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Culinary use, Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Vegetable
Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
Lactuca sativa
PROSTHECHEA cochleata
Common Name
Lettuce
Clamshell Orchid, Cockleshell Orchid, Black Orchid
In Hindi
सलाद
Clamshell Orchid
In German
Salat
Clamshell Orchid
In French
Salade
Clamshell Orchid
In Spanish
Lechuga
Clamshell Orchid
In Greek
Μαρούλι
Encyclia Cochleata
In Portuguese
Alface
Clamshell Orchid
In Polish
Sałata
Clamshell Orchid
In Latin
lactuca
Clamshell Orchid
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Asterales
Orchidales
Family
Asteraceae
Orchidaceae
Genus
Lactuca
Prosthechea
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Cichorieae
Epidendreae
Subfamily
-
Epidendroideae
Number of Species
10050
1
27800
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