Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Vegetable
Fruit, Vegetable
Origin
Egypt
Mediterranean, Middle East
Types
Lactuca sativa
-
Number of Varieties
1040
0
40000
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Habitat
Cold Regions
Fields, Grassland, Hillside
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99995-9
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
-
Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Narrow Upright/Fastigiate
Plant Size
Minimum Height
510.00 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
7.60 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Yellow
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green, Light Green, Light Yellow
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Spoon Shaped
oblong or obovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
-
Medium
Type of Soil
-
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Early Spring, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Needs Very high moisture
Keep the Soil well drained, Needs a lot of water initially
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
-
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
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
Aphids, Cercospora leaf spot, Charcoal rot, fungus, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Aphids, Caterpillar, Snails, Whiteflies
Aphids, Leafminer
Allergy
Food Allergy, Hives, Swollen Lips
Avoid during Pregnancy, Chest Pain, Diarrhea, Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
Glowing Skin, Improve skin tone, Skin Problems
Acne, Anti-ageing, Moisturizing, Removes dandruff
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Fiber, Insomnia, Rich in protein
Manganese, Potassium, Vitamin A, Vitamin B, Vitamin C
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds, Stem
Leaves, Stem
Other Uses
Culinary use, Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Vegetable
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vegetable
Botanical Name
Lactuca sativa
Trigonella foenum-graecum
Common Name
Lettuce
Fenugreek
In Hindi
सलाद
मेंथी
In German
Salat
Bockshornklee
In French
Salade
Fenugrec
In Spanish
Lechuga
Fenogreco
In Greek
Μαρούλι
Τριγωνέλλα
In Portuguese
Alface
fenacho
In Polish
Sałata
Kozieradka
In Latin
lactuca
Graecum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Fabales
Family
Asteraceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Lactuca
Trigonella
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Cichorieae
Trifolieae
Subfamily
-
Faboideae
Number of Species
10036
1
27800
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