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What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Vegetable
Herbs

Origin

Egypt
Mexico, Central America, South America

Types

Lactuca sativa
Dysphania ambrosioides (L.) Mosyakin & Clemants

Number of Varieties

101
0 40000
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Habitat

Cold Regions
shrublands, tropical grasslands

USDA Hardiness Zone

-9999-9999
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
H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Rosette/Stemless
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

510.00 cm45.70 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

7.60 cm50.80 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

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Green

Flower Color Modifier

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Bicolor

Fruit Color

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Green, Light Green, Tan

Leaf Color in Spring

-
Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

-
Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

-
Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Spoon Shaped
Lanceolate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

-
Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

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Very Fast

Type of Soil

-
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

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Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

-
Well drained

Bloom Time

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

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs Very high moisture
Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering

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

-
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
Pest Free

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Insignificant

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
Bees, Flies

Allergy

Food Allergy, Hives, Swollen Lips
allergic reaction, Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
-

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
Detoxification, Insect Bites, Stomach pain, Treat Parasitic Intestinal Worms

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds, Stem
Leaves, Seeds

Other Uses

Culinary use, Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Pesticide, The essential oil is used as insect repellent

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Vegetable
Container, Herb / Vegetable

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Lactuca sativa
CHENOPODIUM ambrosioides

Common Name

Lettuce
Mexican Tea

In Hindi

सलाद
Dysphania ambrosioides

In German

Salat
Mexikanischer Drüsengänsefuß

In French

Salade
Épazote

In Spanish

Lechuga
Dysphania ambrosioides

In Greek

Μαρούλι
Μεξικού τσάι

In Portuguese

Alface
Dysphania ambrosioides

In Polish

Sałata
Komosa piżmowa

In Latin

lactuca
Dysphania ambrosioides

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales
Caryophyllales

Family

Asteraceae
Chenopodiaceae

Genus

Lactuca
Dysphania

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Cichorieae
Dysphanieae

Subfamily

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Chenopodioideae

Number of Species

10030
1 27800
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Difference Between Lettuce and Mexican Tea

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

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Importance of Lettuce and Mexican Tea

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Lettuce and Mexican Tea. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Lettuce and Mexican Tea 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 Mexican Tea is Detoxification, Insect Bites, Stomach pain and Treat Parasitic Intestinal Worms. Lettuce has beauty benefits as follows: Glowing Skin, Improve skin tone and Skin Problems while Mexican Tea has beauty benefits as follows: Glowing Skin, Improve skin tone and Skin Problems.

Compare Facts of Lettuce vs Mexican Tea

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