Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Egypt
North America, North-Central United States, Western United States, Canada
Types
Lactuca sativa
Larix laricina, American Larch, Hackmatack
Number of Varieties
1030
0
40000
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Habitat
Cold Regions
Cold Regions, gardens, Open areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99991-4
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
5-1
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
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a
Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
510.00 cm910.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
7.60 cm460.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Light Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Light Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Yellow, Gold
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Spoon Shaped
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
-
Slow
Type of Soil
-
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
-
Average
Bloom Time
-
Fall, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Needs Very high moisture
Average Water Needs
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
-
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
No pruning needed in the early stages, 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
Aphids, Birds, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Cold climate, Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
-
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Aphids, Caterpillar, Snails, Whiteflies
Aphids, Birds
Allergy
Food Allergy, Hives, Swollen Lips
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
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
Boils, Cold, Frostbite, hemorrhoids
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds, Stem
Bark, Leaves
Other Uses
Culinary use, Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Used as firewood, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Vegetable
Bog Garden, Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
Lactuca sativa
LARIX laricina
Common Name
Lettuce
Tamarack
In Hindi
सलाद
टैमेरैक
In German
Salat
tamarack
In French
Salade
tamarack
In Spanish
Lechuga
tamarack
In Greek
Μαρούλι
Tamarack
In Portuguese
Alface
Tamarack
In Polish
Sałata
Tamarack
In Latin
lactuca
Tamarack
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Coniferophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Asterales
Pinales
Family
Asteraceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Lactuca
Larix
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
-
Tribe
Cichorieae
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
10035
1
27800
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