Life Span
Biennial
Annual
Type
Vegetable
Vegetable
Origin
Europe, Asia
Egypt
Types
Brassica oleifer, Brassica napus
Lactuca sativa
Number of Varieties
1310
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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
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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
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
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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
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
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
Flowers
Showy
Showy
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
Medium
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
-
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Aphids, Beetles, Bugs
Aphids, Caterpillar, Snails, Whiteflies
Allergy
Diarrhea, Nausea, Oral Allergy, sneezing, wheezing
Food Allergy, Hives, Swollen Lips
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
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
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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