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What is

Life Span
Annual  
Perennial  

Type
Vegetable  
Tender Perennial  

Origin
Egypt  
Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, China, Japan, Australia  

Types
Lactuca sativa  
Oenanthe javanica, Helosciadium nodiflorum  

Number of Varieties
10  
2  

Habitat
Cold Regions  
Bog Garden, Cultivated Beds, Ponds  

USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999  
9-11  

AHS Heat Zone
-  
-  

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  
H1, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24  

Habit
Rosette/Stemless  
Spreading  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
510.00 cm  
99+
20.30 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
7.60 cm  
99+
60.00 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
-  
White  

Flower Color Modifier
-  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
-  
-  

Leaf Color in Spring
-  
Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
-  
Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
-  
Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
-  
Light Green  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Spoon Shaped  
simple-pinnate or double-pinnate  

Thorns
-  
No  

Season

Plant Season
-  
Summer, Fall  

Growing Conditions
  
  

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

Growth Rate
-  
Fast  

Type of Soil
-  
Clay, Loam, Sand  

The pH of Soil
-  
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Drainage
-  
Poorly Drained  

Bloom Time
-  
Late Summer, Early Fall  

Repeat Bloomer
-  
No  

Tolerances
-  
Drought  

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground  
Ground  

How to Plant?
Seedlings  
Divison, Layering, Seedlings, stem tip cuttings  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Needs Very high moisture  
Needs Very high moisture  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
-  
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Type
-  
Clay, Loam, Sand  

Soil Drainage Capacity
-  
Poorly Drained  

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

Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves  
Remove dead leaves  

Fertilizers
10-10-10, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  
Apply 10-10-10 amount  

Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Armyworm, Beetles, Leafminers, Molecrickets, Red blotch, Thripes, Whiteflies  
Aphids, Armyworm, Bacterial Blight, Damping off, Downy mildew  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
Showy  
Showy  

Flower Petal Number
-  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
-  
No  

Edible Fruit
-  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
-  
-  

Fragrant Fruit
-  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
-  
-  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
-  
-  

Showy Foliage
-  
Yes  

Showy Bark
-  
No  

Foliage Texture
Bold  
Fine  

Foliage Sheen
-  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
-  
Sometimes  

Self-Sowing
-  
Yes  

Attracts
Aphids, Caterpillar, Snails, Whiteflies  
Bees, Flies, Insects  

Allergy
Food Allergy, Hives, Swollen Lips  
-  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
-  
Bog Garden, Ground Cover  

Beauty Benefits
Glowing Skin, Improve skin tone, Skin Problems  
-  

Edible Uses
Yes  
Yes  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Fiber, Insomnia, Rich in protein  
Depurative, Febrifuge, Styptic  

Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds, Stem  
Leaves, Root, Seeds  

Other Uses
Culinary use, Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food  
Used as a seasoning in soups, useful as a ground cover  

Used As Indoor Plant
Yes  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Edible, Vegetable  
Container, Edible, Groundcover, Herb / Vegetable, Water Gardens  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
Lactuca sativa  
OENANTHE javanica  

Common Name
Lettuce  
Java Water Dropwort, Water Celery, Water Parsley  

In Hindi
सलाद  
Water Celery  

In German
Salat  
Wasser Sellerie  

In French
Salade  
Céleri d'eau  

In Spanish
Lechuga  
El apio agua  

In Greek
Μαρούλι  
Σέλινο νερό  

In Portuguese
Alface  
Aipo água  

In Polish
Sałata  
Seler Woda  

In Latin
lactuca  
Aqua Apium  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Asterales  
Apiales  

Family
Asteraceae  
Apiaceae  

Genus
Lactuca  
Oenanthe  

Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots  
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots  

Tribe
Cichorieae  
Oenantheae  

Subfamily
-  
Apioideae  

Number of Species
100  
1  
99+

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Difference Between Lettuce and Water Celery

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

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Importance of Lettuce and Water Celery

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

Compare Facts of Lettuce vs Water Celery

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

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