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What is

Life Span

Annual
Annual

Type

Vegetable
Vegetable

Origin

Egypt
Southern Asia

Types

Lactuca sativa
Slicing, Pickling and burpless

Number of Varieties

103
0 40000
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Habitat

Cold Regions
Floodplains, Wet forest

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99997-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

-
12-1

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
A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 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
Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

510.00 cm15.20 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

7.60 cm180.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

-
Yellow, Gold

Flower Color Modifier

-
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
Green

Leaf Color in Spring

-
Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

-
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

-
Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Spoon Shaped
Heart-shaped

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

-
Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

-
Very Fast

Type of Soil

-
Loam

The pH of Soil

-
Neutral

Soil Drainage

-
Well drained

Bloom Time

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

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Container, Ground

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, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

-
Neutral

Soil Type

-
Loam

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 shoots

Fertilizers

10-10-10, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Compost, organic fertlizers

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Armyworm, Beetles, Leafminers, Molecrickets, Red blotch, Thripes, Whiteflies
Anthracnose, Bacteria wilt, Downy mildew, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Fusarium wilt, Leaf spot

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Cold climate

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
Coarse

Foliage Sheen

-
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Aphids, Caterpillar, Snails, Whiteflies
Ants, Birds, Flying insects, Insects, Rats, Squirrels

Allergy

Food Allergy, Hives, Swollen Lips
Throat itching

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Glowing Skin, Improve skin tone, Skin Problems
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Fiber, Insomnia, Rich in protein
anti-cancer, Anti-oxidant, Antioxidants, Combats Stress, Improve heart health, Indigestion, Inflammation

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds, Stem
Fruits, Seeds

Other Uses

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

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Vegetable
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Lactuca sativa
CUCUMIS sativus 'Diva'

Common Name

Lettuce
Cucumber

In Hindi

सलाद
खीरा

In German

Salat
Gurke

In French

Salade
concombre

In Spanish

Lechuga
Pepino

In Greek

Μαρούλι
αγγούρι

In Portuguese

Alface
pepino

In Polish

Sałata
ogórek

In Latin

lactuca
cucumeris

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales
Cucurbitales

Family

Asteraceae
Cucurbitaceae

Genus

Lactuca
Cucumis

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Cichorieae
Melothrieae

Subfamily

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Cucurbitoideae

Number of Species

1003
1 27800
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Difference Between Lettuce and Cucumber

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

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Importance of Lettuce and Cucumber

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Lettuce and Cucumber. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Lettuce and Cucumber 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 Cucumber is anti-cancer, Anti-oxidant, Antioxidants, Combats Stress, Improve heart health, Indigestion and Inflammation. Lettuce has beauty benefits as follows: Glowing Skin, Improve skin tone and Skin Problems while Cucumber has beauty benefits as follows: Glowing Skin, Improve skin tone and Skin Problems.

Compare Facts of Lettuce vs Cucumber

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