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What is

Life Span

Annual or Biennial
Annual

Type

Herbs
Vegetable

Origin

Southern Europe
Egypt

Types

Petroselinum crispum
Lactuca sativa

Number of Varieties

3010
0 40000
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Habitat

Subtropical climates, Temperate Regions
Cold Regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-9-9999
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9-1
-

Sunset Zone

A3, 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

Clump-Forming
Rosette/Stemless

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm510.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

30.00 cm7.60 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow green
-

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
-

Fruit Color

Sandy Brown
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green
-

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green
-

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green
-

Leaf Color in Winter

-
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Pinnate
Spoon Shaped

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall
-

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
-

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
-

The pH of Soil

Neutral
-

Soil Drainage

Well drained
-

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer
-

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
-

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering
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

Loam, Sand
-

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
-

Sun Exposure

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

Pruning

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

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
10-10-10, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

bees, Birds, Caterpillars, Red blotch
Aphids, Armyworm, Beetles, Leafminers, Molecrickets, Red blotch, Thripes, Whiteflies

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

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

Glossy
-

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Butterflies
Aphids, Caterpillar, Snails, Whiteflies

Allergy

Anaphylaxis, angioedema, Rhinitis
Food Allergy, Hives, Swollen Lips

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
-

Beauty Benefits

-
Glowing Skin, Improve skin tone, Skin Problems

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antioxidants, Vitamin A, Vitamin B, Vitamin K
Fiber, Insomnia, Rich in protein

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Stem
Leaves, Seeds, Stem

Other Uses

Used as a nutritious food item, Used for its medicinal properties
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

PETROSELINUM crispum 'Afro'
Lactuca sativa

Common Name

Parsley
Lettuce

In Hindi

अजमोद
सलाद

In German

Petersilie
Salat

In French

Persil
Salade

In Spanish

Perejil
Lechuga

In Greek

Μαϊντανός
Μαρούλι

In Portuguese

Salsa
Alface

In Polish

Pietruszka
Sałata

In Latin

apium
lactuca

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Tracheobionta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Apiales
Asterales

Family

Apiaceae
Asteraceae

Genus

Petroselinum
Lactuca

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

-
Cichorieae

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

30100
1 27800
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Difference Between Parsley and Lettuce

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

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Importance of Parsley and Lettuce

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Parsley and Lettuce. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Parsley 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 Parsley is Antioxidants, Vitamin A, Vitamin B and Vitamin K whereas of Lettuce is Fiber, Insomnia and Rich in protein. Parsley has beauty benefits as follows: while Lettuce has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Parsley 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 Parsley 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 Parsley are Anaphylaxis, angioedema and Rhinitis 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. Parsley has no showy fruits and Lettuce has no showy fruits. Also Parsley is not flowering and Lettuce is not flowering . You can compare Parsley and Lettuce facts and facts of other plants too.