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What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Vegetable
Succulent

Origin

Egypt
California

Types

Lactuca sativa
Ulva lactuca, Ulva intestinalis

Number of Varieties

103
0 40000
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Habitat

Cold Regions
Coastal Regions, shores

USDA Hardiness Zone

-999910-11
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
9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Rosette/Stemless
Rosette/Stemless

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

510.00 cm15.20 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

7.60 cm30.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

-
Yellow, Red

Flower Color Modifier

-
-

Fruit Color

-
-

Leaf Color in Spring

-
Gray Green, Yellow green, Gray

Leaf Color in Summer

-
Gray Green, Yellow green, Gray

Leaf Color in Fall

-
Gray Green, Yellow green, Gray

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Gray Green, Yellow green, Gray

Shape

Leaf Shape

Spoon Shaped
Cone shaped to oblong

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

-
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

-
Medium

Type of Soil

-
Sand

The pH of Soil

-
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

-
Well drained

Bloom Time

-
Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs Very high moisture
Water slowly, and allow to dry completely between soakings

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

-
Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

-
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full 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
Fertilzer with low nitrogen content

Pests and Diseases

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

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
Bold

Foliage Sheen

-
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Aphids, Caterpillar, Snails, Whiteflies
Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Allergy

Food Allergy, Hives, Swollen Lips
Mild Allergen

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
-

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
Bone strength, Rich in Iron, Rich in protein

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds, Stem
Leaves

Other Uses

Culinary use, Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Used in salads, Used to flavour soups

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Vegetable
Container, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Lactuca sativa
DUDLEYA caespitosa

Common Name

Lettuce
Sealettuce, Sand lettuce, Coast dudleya

In Hindi

सलाद
Sea Lettuce

In German

Salat
Meersalat

In French

Salade
La laitue de mer

In Spanish

Lechuga
lechuga de mar

In Greek

Μαρούλι
θάλασσα Μαρούλι

In Portuguese

Alface
alface mar

In Polish

Sałata
Sea sałata

In Latin

lactuca
Lactuca mare

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales
Rosales

Family

Asteraceae
Crassulaceae

Genus

Lactuca
Dudleya

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Cichorieae
Sedeae

Subfamily

-
Sedoideae

Number of Species

10050
1 27800
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Difference Between Lettuce and Sea Lettuce

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

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Importance of Lettuce and Sea Lettuce

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

Compare Facts of Lettuce vs Sea Lettuce

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