Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Shrub
Origin
Egypt
Japan
Types
Lactuca sativa
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Number of Varieties
103
0
40000
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Habitat
Cold Regions
All sorts of environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99994-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
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8-5
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
A3, 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
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
510.00 cm45.70 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
7.60 cm61.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
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Yellow, Yellow green
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
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Red
Leaf Color in Spring
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Crimson, Dark Red
Leaf Color in Summer
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Dark Red, Bronze
Leaf Color in Fall
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Red, Dark Red, Bronze
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Spoon Shaped
Acuminate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
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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Slow
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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Average
Bloom Time
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Spring, Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Pollution, Drought, Salt, Soil Compaction
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Needs Very high moisture
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
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Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, 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
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Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Pollution
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
-
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Aphids, Caterpillar, Snails, Whiteflies
Birds
Allergy
Food Allergy, Hives, Swollen Lips
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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along a porch, deck or patio, Borders, Cottage Garden, Informal Hedge, Ornamental use
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
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Other Uses
Culinary use, Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Vegetable
Container, Edging, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
Lactuca sativa
BERBERIS thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Crimson Pygmy'
Common Name
Lettuce
Japanese Burberry
In Hindi
सलाद
crimson pygmy
In German
Salat
crimson pygmy
In French
Salade
crimson pygmy
In Spanish
Lechuga
crimson pygmy
In Greek
Μαρούλι
crimson pygmy
In Portuguese
Alface
crimson pygmy
In Polish
Sałata
crimson pygmy
In Latin
lactuca
crimson pygmy
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Ranunculales
Family
Asteraceae
Berberidaceae
Genus
Lactuca
Berberis
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Cichorieae
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Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
10050
1
27800
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