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About Lamb's Lettuce and Weeping Maple


About Weeping Maple and Lamb's Lettuce


What is

Life Span
Annual  
Perennial  

Type
Vegetable  
Tree  

Origin
Europe, Northern Africa, Asia  
Eastern Asia  

Types
-  
Ever red , Crimson queen  

Number of Varieties
1  
6  
99+

Habitat
Floodplains, Shores of rivers or lakes  
Shady Edge  

USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999  
5-8  

AHS Heat Zone
12-1  
8-2  

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  
A3, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24  

Habit
Rosette/Stemless  
Arching/Fountain-shaped  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
7.60 cm  
99+
300.00 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
10.20 cm  
99+
300.00 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
White, Lavender  
Red  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
-  
Red, Green  

Leaf Color in Spring
Green  
Light Green, Lime Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
-  
Green, Lime Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Green  
Orange, Gold, Orange Red  

Leaf Color in Winter
Green  
-  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Elliptic to oblong  
Maple shaped  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
-  
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade  

Growth Rate
Fast  
Slow  

Type of Soil
Loam, Sand  
Clay, Loam, Sand  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral  
Acidic, Neutral  

Soil Drainage
Well drained  
Average  

Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring  
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
No  

Tolerances
Drought  
Drought  

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot  
Ground  

How to Plant?
Seedlings  
Transplanting  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

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

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral  
Acidic, Neutral  

Soil Type
Loam, Sand  
Clay, Loam, Sand  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained  
Average  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade  

Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves  
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves  

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  

Pests and Diseases
-  
Red blotch  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
Yes  
Insignificant  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No  
No  

Edible Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
No  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
No  
Yes  

Showy Bark
No  
Yes  

Foliage Texture
Medium  
Fine  

Foliage Sheen
Glossy  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
Sometimes  
No  

Self-Sowing
Yes  
No  

Attracts
Butterflies, Flying insects, Insects  
Beetles  

Allergy
-  
-  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
-  
Beautification, Bonsai, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
Yes  
-  

Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for birds, Food for insects  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
-  
-  

Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves  
-  

Other Uses
Added to salads, Used As Food  
-  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Edible, Herb, Vegetable  
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
VALERIANELLA locusta  
ACER palmatum 'Omurayama'  

Common Name
Mache, corn salad, common cornsalad, lamb's lettuce, fetticus, fieldsalat, nut lettuce, field salad,rapunzel  
Japanese Maple, Weeping Japanese Maple  

In Hindi
Lamb's Lettuce  
Weeping Maple  

In German
Feldsalat  
Weeping Maple  

In French
Mâche  
Maple pleureur  

In Spanish
Miramores  
weeping maple  

In Greek
Μαρούλι αρνιού  
weeping maple  

In Portuguese
Alface-de-cordeiro  
chorando de bordo  

In Polish
Roszpunka  
płacz klonu  

In Latin
Lactuca agni  
weeping maple  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
Angiosperms  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Eudicotyledones  

Order
Dipsacales  
Sapindales  

Family
Valerianaceae  
Aceraceae  

Genus
Valerianella  
Acer  

Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots  
-  

Tribe
Valerianeae  
-  

Subfamily
Valerianoideae  
-  

Number of Species
100  
130  
99+

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Properties of Lamb's Lettuce and Weeping Maple

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

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Season and Care of Lamb's Lettuce and Weeping Maple

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

Lamb's Lettuce and Weeping Maple Physical Information

Lamb's Lettuce and Weeping Maple physical information is very important for comparison. Lamb's Lettuce height is 7.60 cm and width 10.20 cm whereas Weeping Maple height is 300.00 cm and width 300.00 cm. The color specification of Lamb's Lettuce and Weeping Maple are as follows:

Care of Lamb's Lettuce and Weeping Maple

Care of Lamb's Lettuce and Weeping Maple include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Lamb's Lettuce pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves and Weeping Maple pruning is done 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 Weeping Maple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.

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