Peacock Ginger

Lamb's Lettuce

About Peacock Ginger and Lamb's Lettuce

Peacock Ginger

Lamb's Lettuce

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Tender Perennial

Vegetable

Origin

Southeastern Asia

Europe, Northern Africa, Asia

Types

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Shady Edge

Floodplains, Shores of rivers or lakes

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-12-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-10

12-1

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 21, 22, 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

Clump-Forming

Rosette/Stemless

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

15.20 cm7.60 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

25.40 cm10.20 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Purple, Lavender

White, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Arrowhead

Elliptic to oblong

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Early Spring, Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Divison, Tubers

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

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

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

Partial shade

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

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies, Flying insects, Insects

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for birds, Food for insects

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Carminative, Diuretic, Exoectorant, Pectoral, Stimulates new cell growth, Throat infection

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc.

Added to salads, Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Groundcover, Tropical

Edible, Herb, Vegetable

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

KAEMPFERIA elegans

VALERIANELLA locusta

Common Name

Peacock Ginger

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

In Hindi

Peacock Ginger

Lamb's Lettuce

In German

Pfau Ingwer

Feldsalat

In French

paon gingembre

Mâche

In Spanish

jengibre pavo real

Miramores

In Greek

παγώνι τζίντζερ

Μαρούλι αρνιού

In Portuguese

gengibre pavão

Alface-de-cordeiro

In Polish

paw imbiru

Roszpunka

In Latin

gingiberi pavo

Lactuca agni

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

Order

Zingiberales

Dipsacales

Family

Zingiberaceae

Valerianaceae

Genus

Kaempferia

Valerianella

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Valerianeae

Subfamily

Valerianoideae

Number of Species

34100

1 27800

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Properties of Peacock Ginger and Lamb's Lettuce

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

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Season and Care of Peacock Ginger and Lamb's Lettuce

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

Peacock Ginger and Lamb's Lettuce Physical Information

Peacock Ginger and Lamb's Lettuce physical information is very important for comparison. Peacock Ginger height is 15.20 cm and width 25.40 cm whereas Lamb's Lettuce height is 7.60 cm and width 10.20 cm. The color specification of Peacock Ginger and Lamb's Lettuce are as follows:

Peacock Ginger flower color: Purple and Lavender
Peacock Ginger leaf color: Green and Light Green
Lamb's Lettuce flower color: White and Lavender
Lamb's Lettuce leaf color: Green

Care of Peacock Ginger and Lamb's Lettuce

Care of Peacock Ginger and Lamb's Lettuce include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Peacock Ginger 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 Peacock Ginger needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Lamb's Lettuce needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.