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What is

Life Span

Annual
Annual and Perennial

Type

Vegetable
Herbs

Origin

Egypt
Southern Europe, Mediterranean

Types

Lactuca sativa
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Number of Varieties

1050
0 40000
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Habitat

Cold Regions
Roadsides, wastelands

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99994-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

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9-1

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
H1, H2, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Rosette/Stemless
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

510.00 cm60.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

7.60 cm30.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

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Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

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Bicolor

Fruit Color

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Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

-
Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

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Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

-
Light Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Spoon Shaped
Compound

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

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Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

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Fast

Type of Soil

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Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

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Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

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Well drained

Bloom Time

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Summer, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting

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

-
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

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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
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

Fertilizers

10-10-10, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Use to half the strength of the fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Armyworm, Beetles, Leafminers, Molecrickets, Red blotch, Thripes, Whiteflies
Caterpillars, Cutworms, Slugs

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

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
Fine

Foliage Sheen

-
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

-
Sometimes

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Aphids, Caterpillar, Snails, Whiteflies
Caterpillar

Allergy

Food Allergy, Hives, Swollen Lips
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Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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-

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
Digestion problems, Gastrointestinal disorders

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds, Stem
Leaves, Seeds, Stem

Other Uses

Culinary use, Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Can be made into a herbal tea, Culinary use, Used as a spice

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Vegetable
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Lactuca sativa
FOENICULUM vulgare

Common Name

Lettuce
Common Fennel, Fennel

In Hindi

सलाद
सौंफ़

In German

Salat
Fenchel

In French

Salade
Fenouil

In Spanish

Lechuga
Hinojo

In Greek

Μαρούλι
Μάραθο

In Portuguese

Alface
Funcho

In Polish

Sałata
Koper włoski

In Latin

lactuca
faeniculi

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Anthophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales
Apiales

Family

Asteraceae
Apiaceae

Genus

Lactuca
Foeniculum

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Cichorieae
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Subfamily

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Apioideae

Number of Species

100100
1 27800
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Difference Between Lettuce and Fennel

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

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Importance of Lettuce and Fennel

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Lettuce and Fennel. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Lettuce and Fennel 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 Fennel is Digestion problems and Gastrointestinal disorders. Lettuce has beauty benefits as follows: Glowing Skin, Improve skin tone and Skin Problems while Fennel has beauty benefits as follows: Glowing Skin, Improve skin tone and Skin Problems.

Compare Facts of Lettuce vs Fennel

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