Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Vegetable
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Egypt
South Africa
Types
Lactuca sativa
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Number of Varieties
105
0
40000
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Habitat
Cold Regions
Tropical regions, Well Drained, Wet forest
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99997-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
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10-5
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
21,22
Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
510.00 cm45.70 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
7.60 cm2.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White, Light Pink, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
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Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Yellow green
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Spoon Shaped
Long Narrow
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
-
Medium
Type of Soil
-
Loamy, Well drained
The pH of Soil
-
Neutral
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Dry soil, Shade areas
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Budding, From bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Needs Very high moisture
Keep ground moist, Never Over-water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Moderate
In Spring
Moderate
Average Water
In Winter
Average Water
Less Watering
Soil
Soil pH
-
Neutral
Soil Type
-
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut out old flower stalks, Prune ocassionally
Fertilizers
10-10-10, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
fertilize in fall, Nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Armyworm, Beetles, Leafminers, Molecrickets, Red blotch, Thripes, Whiteflies
Bacterial leaf spot, Nematodes, Purple Blotch, Red blotch, Seedcorn maggot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Dry soil, Shade areas
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Aphids, Caterpillar, Snails, Whiteflies
Bugs, Flying insects, Insects
Allergy
Food Allergy, Hives, Swollen Lips
Dermatitis, Pain and fatigue
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Showy Purposes, Used in parkland
Beauty Benefits
Glowing Skin, Improve skin tone, Skin Problems
Acne, For treating wrinkles, Making cosmetics, Removes pimples
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Indoor Air Purification, Insect Repellent
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Fiber, Insomnia, Rich in protein
Acne, Aging, Antidepressant, epilepsy, Nerve pain, Obesity, Vomiting
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds, Stem
Bulbs
Other Uses
Culinary use, Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Animal Feed, Can be made into a herbal tea, Oil is used in mosquito repellents, Use in Chinese herbology, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Vegetable
Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Botanical Name
Lactuca sativa
TULBAGHIA violacea
Common Name
Lettuce
Society Garlic
In Hindi
सलाद
लहसुन
In German
Salat
Knoblauch
In French
Salade
Ail
In Spanish
Lechuga
Ajo
In Greek
Μαρούλι
σκόρδο
In Portuguese
Alface
alho
In Polish
Sałata
czosnek
In Latin
lactuca
allium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Asterales
Liliales
Family
Asteraceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Lactuca
Allium
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Monocotyledonous
Tribe
Cichorieae
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Subfamily
-
Lilioideae
Number of Species
100500
1
27800
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