Potentilla

Lamb's Lettuce

About Potentilla and Lamb's Lettuce

Potentilla

Lamb's Lettuce

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What is

Life Span

Biennial

Annual

Type

Perennial

Vegetable

Origin

Europe, Northern Africa, Asia

Types

Abbotswood potentilla, Daydawn potentilla, Klondike potentilla

Number of Varieties

251

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Habitat

Clay soil areas, Rocky areas, Wet ground

Floodplains, Shores of rivers or lakes

USDA Hardiness Zone

3-8-9999

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AHS Heat Zone

10-1

12-1

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

Habit

Rosette/Stemless

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

91.44 cm7.60 cm

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Minimum Width

91.44 cm10.20 cm

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Orange, Yellow

White, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Small elliptic

Elliptic to oblong

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Early Fall, Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Well drained

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Slightly Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Summer, Summer

Early Spring, Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Stem Planting

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs watering once a week, Water less during winter, Water more in summer, Water when soil is dry

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

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Apply 10-10-10 amount

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

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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

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Butterflies

Butterflies, Flying insects, Insects

Allergy

Avoid during Pregnancy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin, Skin cleanser, Skin Problems

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification, Prevent Soil Erosion, Provides ground cover, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes

Air purification, Food for birds, Food for insects

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antibiotic, Astringent, Diarrhea, Haemostatic, Hypoglycaemic, Mildly painful menstruation, Odontalgic, Premenstrual syndrome, Swelling

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Cosmetics, Showy Purposes, Used as a dye

Added to salads, Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Herb, Vegetable

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

POTENTILLA

VALERIANELLA locusta

Common Name

Potentilla

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

In Hindi

Potentilla plant

Lamb's Lettuce

In German

Potentilla Pflanze

Feldsalat

In French

plante Potentilla

Mâche

In Spanish

planta Potentilla

Miramores

In Greek

φυτό potentilla

Μαρούλι αρνιού

In Portuguese

planta Potentilla

Alface-de-cordeiro

In Polish

Potentilla roślin

Roszpunka

In Latin

Potentilla herba

Lactuca agni

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Vascular plant

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales

Dipsacales

Family

Rosaceae

Valerianaceae

Genus

Potentilla

Valerianella

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Valerianeae

Subfamily

Rosoideae

Valerianoideae

Number of Species

300100

1 27800

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Properties of Potentilla and Lamb's Lettuce

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

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Season and Care of Potentilla and Lamb's Lettuce

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

Potentilla and Lamb's Lettuce Physical Information

Potentilla and Lamb's Lettuce physical information is very important for comparison. Potentilla height is 91.44 cm and width 91.44 cm whereas Lamb's Lettuce height is 7.60 cm and width 10.20 cm. The color specification of Potentilla and Lamb's Lettuce are as follows:

Potentilla flower color: Orange and Yellow
Potentilla leaf color: Green, Light Green
Lamb's Lettuce flower color: White and Lavender
Lamb's Lettuce leaf color: Green

Care of Potentilla and Lamb's Lettuce

Care of Potentilla and Lamb's Lettuce include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Potentilla pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in early spring, 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 Potentilla 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.