Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Shrub
Vegetable
Origin
North America, Alaska, Canada
Egypt
Types
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Lactuca sativa
Number of Varieties
1010
0
40000
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Habitat
Dappled Shade, Hedge, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden
Cold Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
2-6-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
6-1
-
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 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
Thicket/Colonizing
Rosette/Stemless
Plant Size
Minimum Height
90.00 cm510.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
120.00 cm7.60 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
-
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
Green, Tan
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
-
Leaf Color in Summer
-
-
Leaf Color in Fall
-
-
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lanceolate
Spoon Shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
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, Alkaline
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
-
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Hardwood Cuttings, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
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
Loam, Sand
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial 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
Phosphorous, Use nitrogen rich soil
10-10-10, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Leaf spot, Rust
Aphids, Armyworm, Beetles, Leafminers, Molecrickets, Red blotch, Thripes, Whiteflies
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
-
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
-
Bold
Foliage Sheen
-
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
-
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Scale Insects
Aphids, Caterpillar, Snails, Whiteflies
Allergy
-
Food Allergy, Hives, Swollen Lips
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bonsai
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Glowing Skin, Improve skin tone, Skin Problems
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Fixes Nitrogen
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cancer, Salve
Fiber, Insomnia, Rich in protein
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Seeds
Leaves, Seeds, Stem
Other Uses
Jelly, Used for making soaps, Used to flavour soups
Culinary use, Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break
Edible, Vegetable
Botanical Name
ELAEAGNUS commutata
Lactuca sativa
Common Name
Silverberry, Wolf-Willow
Lettuce
In Hindi
Silverberry
सलाद
In German
Silverberry
Salat
In French
Silverberry
Salade
In Spanish
Silverberry
Lechuga
In Greek
Silverberry
Μαρούλι
In Portuguese
Silverberry
Alface
In Polish
Silverberry
Sałata
In Latin
Silverberry
lactuca
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rhamnales
Asterales
Family
Elaeagnaceae
Asteraceae
Genus
Elaeagnus
Lactuca
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Cichorieae
Subfamily
Elaeagnoideae
-
Number of Species
70100
1
27800
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