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Mizuna
Mizuna

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Lettuce



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What is

Life Span

Biennial
Annual

Type

Vegetable
Vegetable

Origin

Europe, Asia
Egypt

Types

Brassica oleifer, Brassica napus
Lactuca sativa

Number of Varieties

1310
0 40000
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Habitat

Humid climates, Subtropical climates
Cold Regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-8-9999
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9-3
-

Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect
Rosette/Stemless

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.50 cm510.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

25.40 cm7.60 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow
-

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
-

Fruit Color

Brown, Black
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green
-

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green, Gray Green
-

Leaf Color in Fall

-
-

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Light Green, Gray Green
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval Cordate
Spoon Shaped

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
-

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast
-

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
-

The pH of Soil

Neutral
-

Soil Drainage

Well drained
-

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Late Winter
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Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
-

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep the Soil well drained, Needs watering once a week
Average Water Needs, 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

Neutral
-

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand
-

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
-

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Prune back the growing tips, Remove all suckers
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

15-15-15 amounts, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Less fertilizing
10-10-10, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Downy mildew, pink rot, Rust
Aphids, Armyworm, Beetles, Leafminers, Molecrickets, Red blotch, Thripes, Whiteflies

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single
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Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Medium
Bold

Foliage Sheen

Matte
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Evergreen

Invasive

Sometimes
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Self-Sowing

Attracts

Aphids, Beetles, Bugs
Aphids, Caterpillar, Snails, Whiteflies

Allergy

Diarrhea, Nausea, Oral Allergy, sneezing, wheezing
Food Allergy, Hives, Swollen Lips

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes
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Beauty Benefits

Blackheads, Blood purifying, Perfumes
Glowing Skin, Improve skin tone, Skin Problems

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Food for birds, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Shadow Tree
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cholesterol Free, Curing mumps and measles, Digestion problems, Diuretic, Palpitation, Piles
Fiber, Insomnia, Rich in protein

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Stem
Leaves, Seeds, Stem

Other Uses

Making Sweet Scented Oil, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc.
Culinary use, Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Edible, Vegetable

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BRASSICA rapa ssp. nipposinica
Lactuca sativa

Common Name

Kabuna, Mizuna, Spinach Mustard, Tendergreen
Lettuce

In Hindi

Mizuna
सलाद

In German

Mizuna
Salat

In French

Mizuna
Salade

In Spanish

Mizuna
Lechuga

In Greek

Mizuna
Μαρούλι

In Portuguese

Mizuna
Alface

In Polish

Mizuna
Sałata

In Latin

Mizuna
lactuca

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Capparales
Asterales

Family

Brassicaceae
Asteraceae

Genus

Brassica
Lactuca

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

-
Cichorieae

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

3100
1 27800
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Difference Between Mizuna and Lettuce

If you are confused whether Mizuna or Lettuce 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 Mizuna and Lettuce Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Mizuna are 15-15-15 amounts, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer and Less fertilizing, whereas for Lettuce fertilizers required are 10-10-10 and All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Mizuna and Lettuce if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Mizuna and Lettuce

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Mizuna and Lettuce. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Mizuna and Lettuce 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 Mizuna is Cholesterol Free, Curing mumps and measles, Digestion problems, Diuretic, Palpitation and Piles whereas of Lettuce is Fiber, Insomnia and Rich in protein. Mizuna has beauty benefits as follows: Blackheads, Blood purifying and Perfumes while Lettuce has beauty benefits as follows: Blackheads, Blood purifying and Perfumes.

Compare Facts of Mizuna vs Lettuce

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 Mizuna vs Lettuce 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 Mizuna are Diarrhea, Nausea, Oral Allergy, sneezing and wheezing whereas of Lettuce have Food Allergy, Hives and Swollen Lips respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Mizuna has no showy fruits and Lettuce has no showy fruits. Also Mizuna is not flowering and Lettuce is not flowering . You can compare Mizuna and Lettuce facts and facts of other plants too.