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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Annual

Type

Tender Perennial
Vegetable

Origin

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Egypt

Types

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Lactuca sativa

Number of Varieties

2010
0 40000
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Habitat

Lawn, Pastures, stream banks
Cold Regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-11-9999
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-1
-

Sunset Zone

9, 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

Spreading
Rosette/Stemless

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

20.30 cm510.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

60.00 cm7.60 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Orange, Gold
-

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
-

Fruit Color

-
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Sea Green
-

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Sea Green
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Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Sea Green, Silver
-

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Three Lobed
Spoon Shaped

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall
-

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
-

Type of Soil

Loam
-

The pH of Soil

Acidic
-

Soil Drainage

Well drained
-

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Early Fall, Fall
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Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
-

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Get enough water whenever the soil is dry
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

Acidic
-

Soil Type

Loam
-

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
-

Sun Exposure

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

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

Facts

Flowers

Showy
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

Fine
Bold

Foliage Sheen

Matte
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Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Butterflies
Aphids, Caterpillar, Snails, Whiteflies

Allergy

Irritation to stomach
Food Allergy, Hives, Swollen Lips

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
-

Beauty Benefits

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Glowing Skin, Improve skin tone, Skin Problems

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

anti inflammatory, Antispasmodic, Cardiotonic, Carminative, Febrifuge
Fiber, Insomnia, Rich in protein

Part of Plant Used

Seedpod
Leaves, Seeds, Stem

Other Uses

Used for making green dye
Culinary use, Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
Edible, Vegetable

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Lotus corniculatus
Lactuca sativa

Common Name

Trefoil
Lettuce

In Hindi

तिपतिया घास
सलाद

In German

Gewöhnlicher Hornklee
Salat

In French

Lotier corniculé
Salade

In Spanish

Lotus corniculatus
Lechuga

In Greek

Trefoil
Μαρούλι

In Portuguese

Lotus corniculatus
Alface

In Polish

Komonica zwyczajna
Sałata

In Latin

trefoil
lactuca

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales
Asterales

Family

Fabaceae
Asteraceae

Genus

Lotus
Lactuca

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

-
Cichorieae

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

300100
1 27800
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Difference Between Trefoil and Lettuce

If you are confused whether Trefoil 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 Trefoil and Lettuce Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Trefoil 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 Trefoil and Lettuce if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Trefoil and Lettuce

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Trefoil and Lettuce. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Trefoil 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 Trefoil is anti inflammatory, Antispasmodic, Cardiotonic, Carminative and Febrifuge whereas of Lettuce is Fiber, Insomnia and Rich in protein. Trefoil has beauty benefits as follows: while Lettuce has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Trefoil 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 Trefoil 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 Trefoil are Irritation to stomach 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. Trefoil has no showy fruits and Lettuce has no showy fruits. Also Trefoil is not flowering and Lettuce is not flowering . You can compare Trefoil and Lettuce facts and facts of other plants too.