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What is

Life Span

Annual
Annual and Perennial

Type

Vegetable
Perennial

Origin

Egypt
Europe, Northern Europe, Western Europe, United Kingdom

Types

Lactuca sativa
M. v. brevipetala M. v. collina M. v. frozen M. v. grandiflora M. v. paui M. v. verna M. v. japonica

Number of Varieties

107
0 40000
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Habitat

Cold Regions
gardens, Grassland, Prairies, Suburban areas, Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99994-7
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

-
8-1

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
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Rosette/Stemless
Mat-forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

510.00 cm7.60 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

7.60 cm20.30 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

-
White

Flower Color Modifier

-
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
-

Leaf Color in Spring

-
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

-
Green

Leaf Color in Fall

-
Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Spoon Shaped
Tiny

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

-
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

-
Medium

Type of Soil

-
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

-
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

-
Average

Bloom Time

-
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

-
-

Tolerances

-
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Ground, Pot

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, Never Over-water, Requires watering in the growing season, Water more in summer

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

-
Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

-
Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads, Requires very little pruning

Fertilizers

10-10-10, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Armyworm, Beetles, Leafminers, Molecrickets, Red blotch, Thripes, Whiteflies
Fungal Diseases

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

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
Fine

Foliage Sheen

-
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Aphids, Caterpillar, Snails, Whiteflies
Butterflies

Allergy

Food Allergy, Hives, Swollen Lips
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
Beautification

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
Burns, Thyroid problems, tuberculosis

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
Culinary use, Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Vegetable
Alpine, Container, Edging, Groundcover, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Lactuca sativa
MINUARTIA verna

Common Name

Lettuce
Irish Moss

In Hindi

सलाद
आयरिश काई

In German

Salat
Irish Moss

In French

Salade
Irish Moss

In Spanish

Lechuga
musgo de irlanda

In Greek

Μαρούλι
Irish Moss

In Portuguese

Alface
Moss irlandês

In Polish

Sałata
mech irlandzki

In Latin

lactuca
Irish Moss

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
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Order

Asterales
Caryophyllales

Family

Asteraceae
Caryophyllaceae

Genus

Lactuca
Minuartia

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Cichorieae
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Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

10050
1 27800
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Difference Between Lettuce and Irish Moss

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

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Importance of Lettuce and Irish Moss

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

Compare Facts of Lettuce vs Irish Moss

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