Chitalpa

Sea Lettuce

About Chitalpa and Sea Lettuce

Chitalpa

Sea Lettuce

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Succulent

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

California

1.4 Types

Not Available

Ulva lactuca, Ulva intestinalis

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Dry areas, Semi desert

Coastal Regions, shores

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

7-1110-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-5

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Rosette/Stemless

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

460.00 cm15.20 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

460.00 cm30.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Purple, Pink, Light Pink, Lavender

Yellow, Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Gray Green, Yellow green, Gray

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Gray Green, Yellow green, Gray

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Gray Green, Yellow green, Gray

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Gray Green, Yellow green, Gray

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Elliptic

Cone shaped to oblong

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Water Deeply, Water less during winter

Water slowly, and allow to dry completely between soakings

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires little pruning, Requires very little pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season

Fertilzer with low nitrogen content

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Insects, Red blotch

Fungal Diseases, Root rot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Heat Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Mild Allergen

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Amazing growth rate, Food for birds, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

Bone strength, Rich in Iron, Rich in protein

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Used in salads, Used to flavour soups

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Shade Trees

Container, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

X CHITALPA tashkentensis

DUDLEYA caespitosa

7.2 Common Name

Chitalpa

Sealettuce, Sand lettuce, Coast dudleya

7.2.1 In Hindi

Chitalpa संयंत्र

Sea Lettuce

7.2.2 In German

Chitalpa Pflanze

Meersalat

7.2.3 In French

plante Chitalpa

La laitue de mer

7.2.4 In Spanish

planta Chitalpa

lechuga de mar

7.2.5 In Greek

φυτό Chitalpa

θάλασσα Μαρούλι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

planta Chitalpa

alface mar

7.2.7 In Polish

Chitalpa roślin

Sea sałata

7.2.8 In Latin

Chitalpa herba

Lactuca mare

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Not Available

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Rosales

8.5 Family

Bignoniaceae

Crassulaceae

8.6 Genus

Chitalpa

Dudleya

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Sedeae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Sedoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Chitalpa and Sea Lettuce

Wondering what are the properties of Chitalpa and Sea Lettuce? We provide you with everything About Chitalpa and Sea Lettuce. Chitalpa doesn't have thorns and Sea Lettuce doesn't have thorns. Also Chitalpa does not have fragrant flowers. Chitalpa has allergic reactions like Not Available and Sea Lettuce has allergic reactions like Not Available. 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 Chitalpa and Sea Lettuce and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Chitalpa and Sea Lettuce

Season and care of Chitalpa and Sea Lettuce is important to know. While considering everything about Chitalpa and Sea Lettuce Care, growing season is an essential factor. Chitalpa season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Sea Lettuce season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Chitalpa is Loam, Sand and for Sea Lettuce is Sand while the PH of soil for Chitalpa is Neutral, Alkaline and for Sea Lettuce is Acidic, Neutral.

Chitalpa and Sea Lettuce Physical Information

Chitalpa and Sea Lettuce physical information is very important for comparison. Chitalpa height is 460.00 cm and width 460.00 cm whereas Sea Lettuce height is 15.20 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Chitalpa and Sea Lettuce are as follows:

Chitalpa flower color: White, Purple, Pink, Light Pink and Lavender
Chitalpa leaf color: Green
Sea Lettuce flower color: Yellow and Red
Sea Lettuce leaf color: Gray Green, Yellow green and Gray

Care of Chitalpa and Sea Lettuce

Care of Chitalpa and Sea Lettuce include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Chitalpa pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires little pruning and Requires very little pruning and Sea Lettuce pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Chitalpa needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Sea Lettuce needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.