Kukui

Lamb's Lettuce

About Kukui and Lamb's Lettuce

Kukui

Lamb's Lettuce

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Tree

Vegetable

Origin

Southeastern Asia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia

Europe, Northern Africa, Asia

Types

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Woodlands

Floodplains, Shores of rivers or lakes

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-12-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-9

12-1

Sunset Zone

H2, 23, 24

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

Oval or Rounded

Rosette/Stemless

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,370.00 cm7.60 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

1,520.00 cm10.20 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

White, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green, Gray

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green, Gray

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Maple shaped

Elliptic to oblong

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Spring, Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Wet Site, Drought, Salt

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Water daily during growing season

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

In Summer

Moderate

Lots of watering

In Spring

Less Watering

Moderate

In Winter

Less Watering

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Insects

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

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Butterflies, Flying insects, Insects

Allergy

Nausea, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden

Beauty Benefits

For treating wrinkles, Moisturizing, used as a dye

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification, Shadow Tree

Air purification, Food for birds, Food for insects

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cramps, Dermatitis

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Fruits, Leaves

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Can be made into a herbal tea, Making Sweet Scented Oil, Sauces, Used as firewood

Added to salads, Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Edible, Herb, Vegetable

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ALEURITES moluccanus

VALERIANELLA locusta

Common Name

Candleberry, Candlenut, Kukui

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

In Hindi

Aleurites moluccanus

Lamb's Lettuce

In German

Lichtnussbaum

Feldsalat

In French

Aleurites moluccana

Mâche

In Spanish

Aleurites moluccanus

Miramores

In Greek

Aleurites moluccanus

Μαρούλι αρνιού

In Portuguese

Nogueira-de-iguape

Alface-de-cordeiro

In Polish

Nogueira-de-iguape

Roszpunka

In Latin

Aleurites moluccanus

Lactuca agni

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Angiosperms

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Euphorbiales

Dipsacales

Family

Euphorbiaceae

Valerianaceae

Genus

Aleurites

Valerianella

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Aleuritideae

Valerianeae

Subfamily

Crotonoideae

Valerianoideae

Number of Species

50100

1 27800

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Properties of Kukui and Lamb's Lettuce

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

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Season and Care of Kukui and Lamb's Lettuce

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

Kukui and Lamb's Lettuce Physical Information

Kukui and Lamb's Lettuce physical information is very important for comparison. Kukui height is 1,370.00 cm and width 1,520.00 cm whereas Lamb's Lettuce height is 7.60 cm and width 10.20 cm. The color specification of Kukui and Lamb's Lettuce are as follows:

Kukui flower color: White
Kukui leaf color: Green, Gray Green and Gray
Lamb's Lettuce flower color: White and Lavender
Lamb's Lettuce leaf color: Green

Care of Kukui and Lamb's Lettuce

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