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What is

Life Span

Annual
Annual

Type

Vegetable
Shrub

Origin

Egypt
Europe, Northern Africa, Asia

Types

Lactuca sativa
Malva sylvestris

Number of Varieties

1050
0 40000
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Habitat

Cold Regions
Cultivated Beds

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99994-8
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
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Habit

Rosette/Stemless
Prostrate/Trailing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

510.00 cm20.30 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

7.60 cm25.40 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

-
White, Purple, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

-
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
Green, Tan

Leaf Color in Spring

-
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

-
Green

Leaf Color in Fall

-
Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Spoon Shaped
Lobed

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

-
-

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

-
Fast

Type of Soil

-
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

-
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

-
Average

Bloom Time

-
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs Very high moisture
Medium

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

-
Neutral

Soil Type

-
Well drained

Soil Drainage Capacity

-
Sandy

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Part 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
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Insignificant

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

-
Sometimes

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Aphids, Caterpillar, Snails, Whiteflies
Butterflies

Allergy

Food Allergy, Hives, Swollen Lips
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
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
anti-inflammatory, Burns, Eczema, Gastritis, Inflammation, Insect Bites, Kidney problems, Respiratory Disorders, Ulcers

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds, Stem
Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Culinary use, Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Vegetable
Groundcover

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Lactuca sativa
Malva Neglecta

Common Name

Lettuce
Common Mallow

In Hindi

सलाद
malva neglecta

In German

Salat
malva neglecta

In French

Salade
malva neglecta

In Spanish

Lechuga
Malva neglecta

In Greek

Μαρούλι
Malva neglecta

In Portuguese

Alface
malva neglecta

In Polish

Sałata
Ślaz zaniedbany

In Latin

lactuca
neglecta malva

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales
Malvales

Family

Asteraceae
Malvaceae

Genus

Lactuca
Malva

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Cichorieae
Malveae

Subfamily

-
Malvoideae

Number of Species

10030
1 27800
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Difference Between Lettuce and Common Mallow

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

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Importance of Lettuce and Common Mallow

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Lettuce and Common Mallow. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Lettuce and Common Mallow 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 Common Mallow is anti-inflammatory, Burns, Eczema, Gastritis, Inflammation, Insect Bites, Kidney problems, Respiratory Disorders and Ulcers. Lettuce has beauty benefits as follows: Glowing Skin, Improve skin tone and Skin Problems while Common Mallow has beauty benefits as follows: Glowing Skin, Improve skin tone and Skin Problems.

Compare Facts of Lettuce vs Common Mallow

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