Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Shrub
Origin
Egypt
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Types
Lactuca sativa
Calycanthus floridus floridus, Calycanthus floridus glaucus
Number of Varieties
102
0
40000
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Habitat
Cold Regions
shaded woods, Woodlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99995-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
9-4
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
3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22
Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
510.00 cm180.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
7.60 cm240.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White, Light Yellow, Violet
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Green
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Yellow, Light Yellow, Gold
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Spoon Shaped
Lobed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall
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
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought, Shade areas
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings, Suckers
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Needs Very high moisture
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
Soil Type
-
Clay, Loam, Sand
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 flowers, 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
Bacterial Gall, Powdery mildew
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Shade areas
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
-
Semi-Double
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
-
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Aphids, Caterpillar, Snails, Whiteflies
Birds, Insects
Allergy
Food Allergy, Hives, Swollen Lips
Toxic if not prepared properly
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Cottage Garden
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
Antispasmodic, Cardiac, Disinfectant, Diuretic
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds, Stem
Bark, Root
Other Uses
Culinary use, Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Culinary use, Disinfectant, Repellent
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Vegetable
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
Lactuca sativa
Calycanthus floridus
Common Name
Lettuce
Sweetshrub
In Hindi
सलाद
sweetshrub
In German
Salat
sweetshrub
In French
Salade
sweetshrub
In Spanish
Lechuga
sweetshrub
In Greek
Μαρούλι
sweetshrub
In Portuguese
Alface
sweetshrub
In Polish
Sałata
sweetshrub
In Latin
lactuca
sweetshrub
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Laurales
Family
Asteraceae
Calycanthaceae
Genus
Lactuca
Calycanthus
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Magnoliids
Tribe
Cichorieae
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
1004
1
27800
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