Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Shrub
Vegetable
Origin
Southwestern United States, Mexico
Egypt
Types
-
Lactuca sativa
Number of Varieties
4010
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40000
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Habitat
Wild
Cold Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-10-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-8
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Sunset Zone
10, 11, 12, 13
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
Plant Size
Minimum Height
90.00 cm510.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
5.10 cm7.60 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Hot Pink
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green, Gray Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green, Gray Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green, Gray Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lance shaped
Spoon Shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Winter
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
-
Type of Soil
Sand
-
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Late Winter
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
occasional watering once established
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, Alkaline
-
Soil Type
Sand
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
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
Red blotch
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
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds
Aphids, Caterpillar, Snails, Whiteflies
Allergy
poisonous if ingested
Food Allergy, Hives, Swollen Lips
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Glowing Skin, Improve skin tone, Skin Problems
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
constipation, Stomach pain, Swelling, Wounds
Fiber, Insomnia, Rich in protein
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Stem
Leaves, Seeds, Stem
Other Uses
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Culinary use, Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Edible, Vegetable
Botanical Name
PENSTEMON parryi
Lactuca sativa
Common Name
Parry's Beardtongue
Lettuce
In Hindi
penstemon parryi
सलाद
In German
penstemon parryi
Salat
In French
penstemon parryi
Salade
In Spanish
parryi penstemon
Lechuga
In Greek
penstemon parryi
Μαρούλι
In Portuguese
parryi penstemon
Alface
In Polish
penstemon parryi
Sałata
In Latin
Persicaria californicum
lactuca
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Asterales
Family
Scrophulariaceae
Asteraceae
Genus
Penstemon
Lactuca
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Cichorieae
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
1100
1
27800
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