Sea Lettuce

Powder Puff Tree

About Sea Lettuce and Powder Puff Tree

Sea Lettuce

Powder Puff Tree

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Succulent

Shrub

1.3 Origin

California

South America

1.4 Types

Ulva lactuca, Ulva intestinalis

Not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Coastal Regions, shores

Subtropical climates, Tropical areas, Tropical Climate

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-119-12

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12-8

1.8 Sunset Zone

9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Rosette/Stemless

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

15.20 cm180.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.00 cm240.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Red

Red, Magenta

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green, Yellow green, Gray

Green, Light Green, Pink, Copper

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Yellow green, Gray

Green, Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Yellow green, Gray

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Gray Green, Yellow green, Gray

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Cone shaped to oblong

bipinnate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

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

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Water slowly, and allow to dry completely between soakings

Average Water Needs

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

Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Fertilzer with low nitrogen content

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Fungal Diseases, Root rot

Fungal Diseases, Scale insects

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Mild Allergen

no allergic reactions

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Bone strength, Rich in Iron, Rich in protein

Homeopathy

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Flowers, Wood

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used in salads, Used to flavour soups

Animal Feed, Used as firewood

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

DUDLEYA caespitosa

Calliandra calothyrsus

7.2 Common Name

Sealettuce, Sand lettuce, Coast dudleya

powder-puff, powder puff plant, fairy duster

7.2.1 In Hindi

Sea Lettuce

Calliandra calothyrsus

7.2.2 In German

Meersalat

Calliandra calothyrsus

7.2.3 In French

La laitue de mer

Calliandra calothyrsus

7.2.4 In Spanish

lechuga de mar

Calliandra calothyrsus

7.2.5 In Greek

θάλασσα Μαρούλι

Calliandra calothyrsus

7.2.6 In Portuguese

alface mar

Calliandra calothyrsus

7.2.7 In Polish

Sea sałata

Calliandra calothyrsus

7.2.8 In Latin

Lactuca mare

Calliandra calothyrsus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Rosales

Fabales

8.5 Family

Crassulaceae

Fabaceae

8.6 Genus

Dudleya

Calliandra

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Sedeae

Ingeae

8.9 Subfamily

Sedoideae

Mimosoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA250

1 27800

Properties of Sea Lettuce and Powder Puff Tree

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

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Season and Care of Sea Lettuce and Powder Puff Tree

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

Sea Lettuce and Powder Puff Tree Physical Information

Sea Lettuce and Powder Puff Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Sea Lettuce height is 15.20 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Powder Puff Tree height is 180.00 cm and width 240.00 cm. The color specification of Sea Lettuce and Powder Puff Tree are as follows:

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

Care of Sea Lettuce and Powder Puff Tree

Care of Sea Lettuce and Powder Puff Tree include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sea 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 Sea 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.