Lamb's Lettuce

Butterfly Tree

About Lamb's Lettuce and Butterfly Tree

Lamb's Lettuce

Butterfly Tree

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Biennial

Type

Vegetable

Tree

Origin

Europe, Northern Africa, Asia

South-Eastern Asia, Southeastern Asia, China

Types

Purple Orchid Tree, White Orchid Tree, Bidi leaf tree

Number of Varieties

120

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Habitat

Floodplains, Shores of rivers or lakes

Forests, Mountain Slopes, Valley

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99999-13

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12-9

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

H1, H2, 9, 10, 11, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23

Habit

Rosette/Stemless

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

7.60 cm760.00 cm

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Minimum Width

10.20 cm17.80 cm

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Lavender

Light Pink, Magenta, Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Elliptic to oblong

Butterfly shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

Average Water Needs, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Water Deeply

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Apply N-P-K

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

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies, Flying insects, Insects

Birds

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for birds, Food for insects

Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Carminative, Laxative

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Buds, Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem

Other Uses

Added to salads, Used As Food

Fibre, Gum, Used as a dye

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Herb, Vegetable

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

VALERIANELLA locusta

BAUHINIA purpurea

Common Name

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

Butterfly Tree, Orchid Tree

In Hindi

Lamb's Lettuce

Butterfly tree

In German

Feldsalat

Schmetterlings- Baum

In French

Mâche

arbre de papillon

In Spanish

Miramores

árbol de la mariposa

In Greek

Μαρούλι αρνιού

δέντρο πεταλούδα

In Portuguese

Alface-de-cordeiro

árvore borboleta

In Polish

Roszpunka

drzewo Butterfly

In Latin

Lactuca agni

Gloria ligno

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Dipsacales

Fabales

Family

Valerianaceae

Fabaceae

Genus

Valerianella

Bauhinia

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Valerianeae

Cercideae

Subfamily

Valerianoideae

Caesalpinioideae

Number of Species

100500

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Properties of Lamb's Lettuce and Butterfly Tree

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

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Season and Care of Lamb's Lettuce and Butterfly Tree

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

Lamb's Lettuce and Butterfly Tree Physical Information

Lamb's Lettuce and Butterfly Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Lamb's Lettuce height is 7.60 cm and width 10.20 cm whereas Butterfly Tree height is 760.00 cm and width 17.80 cm. The color specification of Lamb's Lettuce and Butterfly Tree are as follows:

Lamb's Lettuce flower color: White and Lavender
Lamb's Lettuce leaf color: Green
Butterfly Tree flower color: Light Pink, Magenta and Violet
Butterfly Tree leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Lamb's Lettuce and Butterfly Tree

Care of Lamb's Lettuce and Butterfly Tree include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Lamb's Lettuce pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves and Butterfly Tree pruning is done Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Lamb's Lettuce needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Butterfly Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.