Aibika

Lamb's Lettuce

About Aibika and Lamb's Lettuce

Aibika

Lamb's Lettuce

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Flowering Plants

Vegetable

Origin

Tropical Asia

Europe, Northern Africa, Asia

Types

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Rocky Mountains, wastelands

Floodplains, Shores of rivers or lakes

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-11-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 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

Habit

Rosette/Stemless

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm7.60 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

40.00 cm10.20 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

White, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Maple shaped

Elliptic to oblong

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Early Spring, Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Moist, Rich

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Summer

Early Spring, Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Bedding, Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Cuttings

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Water Deeply

Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Medium, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Moist, Rich

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies, Flying insects, Insects

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for birds, Food for insects

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Used As Food

Added to salads, Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Vegetable

Edible, Herb, Vegetable

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Abelmoschus manihot

VALERIANELLA locusta

Common Name

Aibika, hibiscus spinach, ibika, bele

Mache, corn salad, common cornsalad, lamb's lettuce, fetticus, fieldsalat, nut lettuce, field salad,rapunzel

In Hindi

aibika

Lamb's Lettuce

In German

Maniok-Bisameibisch

Feldsalat

In French

L'Aibika

Mâche

In Spanish

Aibika

Miramores

In Greek

aibika

Μαρούλι αρνιού

In Portuguese

Aibika

Alface-de-cordeiro

In Polish

aibika

Roszpunka

In Latin

aibika

Lactuca agni

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malvales

Dipsacales

Family

Malvaceae

Valerianaceae

Genus

Abelmoschus

Valerianella

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Valerianeae

Subfamily

Valerianoideae

Number of Species

15100

1 27800

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Properties of Aibika and Lamb's Lettuce

Wondering what are the properties of Aibika and Lamb's Lettuce? We provide you with everything About Aibika and Lamb's Lettuce. Aibika doesn't have thorns and Lamb's Lettuce doesn't have thorns. Also Aibika does not have fragrant flowers. Aibika has allergic reactions like and Lamb's Lettuce has allergic reactions like . Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Aibika and Lamb's Lettuce and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Aibika and Lamb's Lettuce

Season and care of Aibika and Lamb's Lettuce is important to know. While considering everything about Aibika and Lamb's Lettuce Care, growing season is an essential factor. Aibika season is Early Spring and Spring and Lamb's Lettuce season is Early Spring and Spring. The type of soil for Aibika is Moist, Rich and for Lamb's Lettuce is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Aibika is and for Lamb's Lettuce is Acidic, Neutral.

Aibika and Lamb's Lettuce Physical Information

Aibika and Lamb's Lettuce physical information is very important for comparison. Aibika height is 60.00 cm and width 40.00 cm whereas Lamb's Lettuce height is 7.60 cm and width 10.20 cm. The color specification of Aibika and Lamb's Lettuce are as follows:

Aibika flower color: White
Aibika leaf color: Dark Green
Lamb's Lettuce flower color: White and Lavender
Lamb's Lettuce leaf color: Green

Care of Aibika and Lamb's Lettuce

Care of Aibika and Lamb's Lettuce include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Aibika pruning is done Remove dead leaves and Lamb's Lettuce pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves. In summer Aibika needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Lamb's Lettuce needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.