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What is

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

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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

Information

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

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White, Light Yellow, Violet

Flower Color Modifier

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Bicolor

Fruit Color

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Green

Leaf Color in Spring

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Green

Leaf Color in Summer

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Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

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Yellow, Light Yellow, Gold

Leaf Color in Winter

-
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Spoon Shaped
Lobed

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

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Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

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

Growth Rate

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Medium

Type of Soil

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Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

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Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

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Well drained

Bloom Time

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Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

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Drought, Shade areas

Care

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

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Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

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Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

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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

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Showy

Flower Petal Number

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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

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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Beautification, Cottage Garden

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
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

Scientific Name

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

Classification

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
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Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

1004
1 27800
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Difference Between Lettuce and Sweetshrub

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

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Importance of Lettuce and Sweetshrub

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

Compare Facts of Lettuce vs Sweetshrub

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