Lettuce

Powder Puff Tree

About Lettuce and Powder Puff Tree

Lettuce

Powder Puff Tree

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Vegetable

Shrub

Origin

Egypt

South America

Types

Lactuca sativa

Calliandra haematocephala

Number of Varieties

105

0 40000

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Habitat

Cold Regions

Subtropical climates, Tropical areas, Tropical Climate

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99999-12

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-8

Sunset Zone

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Rosette/Stemless

Spreading

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

510.00 cm180.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

7.60 cm240.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red, Magenta

Flower Color Modifier

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green, Pink, Copper

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Spoon Shaped

bipinnate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs Very high moisture

Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

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

Fertilizers

10-10-10, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Armyworm, Beetles, Leafminers, Molecrickets, Red blotch, Thripes, Whiteflies

Fungal Diseases, Scale insects

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

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

Bold

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Aphids, Caterpillar, Snails, Whiteflies

Butterflies

Allergy

Food Allergy, Hives, Swollen Lips

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Glowing Skin, Improve skin tone, Skin Problems

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Fiber, Insomnia, Rich in protein

Homeopathy

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds, Stem

Flowers, Wood

Other Uses

Culinary use, Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food

Animal Feed, Used as firewood

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Vegetable

Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Lactuca sativa

Calliandra calothyrsus

Common Name

Lettuce

powder-puff, powder puff plant, fairy duster

In Hindi

सलाद

Calliandra calothyrsus

In German

Salat

Calliandra calothyrsus

In French

Salade

Calliandra calothyrsus

In Spanish

Lechuga

Calliandra calothyrsus

In Greek

Μαρούλι

Calliandra calothyrsus

In Portuguese

Alface

Calliandra calothyrsus

In Polish

Sałata

Calliandra calothyrsus

In Latin

lactuca

Calliandra calothyrsus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Fabales

Family

Asteraceae

Fabaceae

Genus

Lactuca

Calliandra

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Cichorieae

Ingeae

Subfamily

Mimosoideae

Number of Species

100250

1 27800

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Properties of Lettuce and Powder Puff Tree

Wondering what are the properties of Lettuce and Powder Puff Tree? We provide you with everything About Lettuce and Powder Puff Tree. Lettuce doesn't have thorns and Powder Puff Tree doesn't have thorns. Also Lettuce does not have fragrant flowers. Lettuce has allergic reactions like Food Allergy, Hives and Swollen Lips and Powder Puff Tree has allergic reactions like Food Allergy, Hives and Swollen Lips. 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 Lettuce and Powder Puff Tree and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Lettuce and Powder Puff Tree

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

Lettuce and Powder Puff Tree Physical Information

Lettuce and Powder Puff Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Lettuce height is 510.00 cm and width 7.60 cm whereas Powder Puff Tree height is 180.00 cm and width 240.00 cm. The color specification of Lettuce and Powder Puff Tree are as follows:

Lettuce flower color:
Lettuce leaf color:
Powder Puff Tree flower color: Red and Magenta
Powder Puff Tree leaf color: Green, Light Green, Pink and Copper

Care of Lettuce and Powder Puff Tree

Care of Lettuce and Powder Puff Tree include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Lettuce pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Powder Puff Tree pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Lettuce needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Powder Puff Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.