Lamb's Lettuce

Hong Kong Orchid Tree

About Lamb's Lettuce and Hong Kong Orchid Tree

Lamb's Lettuce

Hong Kong Orchid Tree

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Tree

1.3 Origin

Europe, Northern Africa, Asia

Hybrid origin, Southeastern Asia

1.4 Types

not available

Bauhinia. blakeana, Bauhinia variegata Candida.

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA2

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Floodplains, Not Available, Shores of rivers or lakes

tropical environments

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available10-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12-10

1.8 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, 13, 19, 21, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Rosette/Stemless

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

7.60 cm460.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

10.20 cm460.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Lavender

Pink, Light Pink, Rose, Burgundy, Lavender, Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Blue Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Not Available

Green, Blue Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Blue Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Green, Blue Green, Yellow green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Elliptic to oblong

Orbiculate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Not Available

Spring, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Salt, Variety of soil types

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Grafting, Layering, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Requires regular watering, Water more in summer

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

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune ocassionally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Less fertilizing

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available

Bacterial leaf scorch, Borers, Caterpillars, Leaf spot, Mites

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Salt, Variety of soil types

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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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

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

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

Butterflies, Flying insects, Insects, Not Available

Bees, Birds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for birds, Food for insects

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Added to salads, Used As Food

Food for insects, Used As Food

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Herb, Vegetable

Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

VALERIANELLA locusta

BAUHINIA blakeana

7.2 Common Name

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

Blake's Butterfly Tree, Chinese Orchid Tree, Hong Kong Orchid Tree

7.2.1 In Hindi

Lamb's Lettuce

हांगकांग आर्किड पेड़

7.2.2 In German

Feldsalat

Hong Kong Orchidee Baum

7.2.3 In French

Mâche

Hong Kong arbre d'orchidée

7.2.4 In Spanish

Miramores

árbol de orquídea Hong Kong

7.2.5 In Greek

Μαρούλι αρνιού

δέντρο ορχιδέα Χονγκ Κονγκ

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Alface-de-cordeiro

árvore de orquídea de Hong Kong

7.2.7 In Polish

Roszpunka

storczyk drzewo Hong Kong

7.2.8 In Latin

Lactuca agni

Hong Kong Orchid ligno

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Angiosperms

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Dipsacales

Fabales

8.5 Family

Valerianaceae

Fabaceae

8.6 Genus

Valerianella

Bauhinia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Valerianeae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Valerianoideae

Caesalpinioideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA7

1 27800

Properties of Lamb's Lettuce and Hong Kong Orchid Tree

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

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Season and Care of Lamb's Lettuce and Hong Kong Orchid Tree

Season and care of Lamb's Lettuce and Hong Kong Orchid Tree is important to know. While considering everything about Lamb's Lettuce and Hong Kong Orchid Tree Care, growing season is an essential factor. Lamb's Lettuce season is Not Available and Hong Kong Orchid Tree season is Not Available. The type of soil for Lamb's Lettuce is Loam, Sand and for Hong Kong Orchid Tree is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Lamb's Lettuce is Acidic, Neutral and for Hong Kong Orchid Tree is Acidic, Neutral.

Lamb's Lettuce and Hong Kong Orchid Tree Physical Information

Lamb's Lettuce and Hong Kong Orchid Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Lamb's Lettuce height is 7.60 cm and width 10.20 cm whereas Hong Kong Orchid Tree height is 460.00 cm and width 460.00 cm. The color specification of Lamb's Lettuce and Hong Kong Orchid Tree are as follows:

Lamb's Lettuce flower color: White and Lavender
Lamb's Lettuce leaf color: Green
Hong Kong Orchid Tree flower color: Pink, Light Pink, Rose, Burgundy, Lavender and Violet
Hong Kong Orchid Tree leaf color: Green and Blue Green

Care of Lamb's Lettuce and Hong Kong Orchid Tree

Care of Lamb's Lettuce and Hong Kong Orchid Tree include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Lamb's Lettuce pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves and Hong Kong Orchid Tree pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune ocassionally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Lamb's Lettuce needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Hong Kong Orchid Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.