Life Span
Biennial
Annual
Type
Tree
Vegetable
Origin
South-Eastern Asia, Southeastern Asia, China
Egypt
Types
Purple Orchid Tree, White Orchid Tree, Bidi leaf tree
Lactuca sativa
Number of Varieties
2010
0
40000
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Habitat
Forests, Mountain Slopes, Valley
Cold Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-13-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
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Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 9, 10, 11, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
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
Upright/Erect
Rosette/Stemless
Plant Size
Minimum Height
760.00 cm510.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
17.80 cm7.60 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Pink, Magenta, Violet
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Green, Sandy Brown
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Gray Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green, Yellow green
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Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Gray Green, Yellow green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Butterfly shaped
Spoon Shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
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Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
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Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
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The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
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Soil Drainage
Well drained
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Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Budding, Grafting, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Water Deeply
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, Neutral
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Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
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Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
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Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Apply N-P-K
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
Sometimes
-
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Aphids, Caterpillar, Snails, Whiteflies
Allergy
-
Food Allergy, Hives, Swollen Lips
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Glowing Skin, Improve skin tone, Skin Problems
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Carminative, Laxative
Fiber, Insomnia, Rich in protein
Part of Plant Used
Buds, Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem
Leaves, Seeds, Stem
Other Uses
Fibre, Gum, Used as a 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
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
Edible, Vegetable
Botanical Name
BAUHINIA purpurea
Lactuca sativa
Common Name
Butterfly Tree, Orchid Tree
Lettuce
In Hindi
Butterfly tree
सलाद
In German
Schmetterlings- Baum
Salat
In French
arbre de papillon
Salade
In Spanish
árbol de la mariposa
Lechuga
In Greek
δέντρο πεταλούδα
Μαρούλι
In Portuguese
árvore borboleta
Alface
In Polish
drzewo Butterfly
Sałata
In Latin
Gloria ligno
lactuca
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Asterales
Family
Fabaceae
Asteraceae
Genus
Bauhinia
Lactuca
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Cercideae
Cichorieae
Subfamily
Caesalpinioideae
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Number of Species
500100
1
27800
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