Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
Egypt
China
Types
Lactuca sativa
Rhododendron
Number of Varieties
1020
0
40000
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Habitat
Cold Regions
Well Drained
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99995-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
-
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
21,22
Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Cushion/Mound-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
510.00 cm25.40 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
7.60 cm45.70 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Purple, Lavender, Violet
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Blue Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Spoon Shaped
Elliptic and Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
-
Slow
Type of Soil
-
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Early Spring, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Rooted stem cutting
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
Soil Type
-
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 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
-
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Aphids, Caterpillar, Snails, Whiteflies
Birds
Allergy
Food Allergy, Hives, Swollen Lips
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, 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
-
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 Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Vegetable
Alpine, Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Botanical Name
Lactuca sativa
RHODODENDRON impeditum
Common Name
Lettuce
Dwarf Rhododendron, Dwarf Purple Rhododendron
In Hindi
सलाद
Dwarf Rhododendron
In German
Salat
Dwarf Rhododendron
In French
Salade
Dwarf Rhododendron
In Spanish
Lechuga
Dwarf Rhododendron
In Greek
Μαρούλι
Dwarf Rhododendron
In Portuguese
Alface
Dwarf Rhododendron
In Polish
Sałata
Dwarf Rhododendron
In Latin
lactuca
Dwarf Rhododendron
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Ericales
Family
Asteraceae
Ericaceae
Genus
Lactuca
Rhododendron
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Cichorieae
Rhodoreae
Subfamily
-
Ericoideae
Number of Species
10040
1
27800
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