Sea Lettuce

Pride of Barbados

About Sea Lettuce and Pride of Barbados

Sea Lettuce

Pride of Barbados

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Succulent

Shrub

1.3 Origin

California

Latin America and the Caribbean

1.4 Types

Ulva lactuca, Ulva intestinalis

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Coastal Regions, shores

Warmer regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-119-12

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

H1, H2, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23

1.9 Habit

Rosette/Stemless

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

15.20 cm240.00 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

Yellow, Red, Orange

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Multi-Color

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green, Yellow green, Gray

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Yellow green, Gray

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

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, 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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground, Pot

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

Never Over-water, Requires regular watering

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

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

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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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

5.12 Allergy

Mild Allergen

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Showy Purposes

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

anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, Bronchitis, Chest pain, Cough, Fever, Kidney Stones, Malaria, Purgative, Sore Eyes, Sore throat

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Flowers, Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used in salads, Used to flavour soups

Medicinal oil, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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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

CAESALPINIA pulcherrima

7.2 Common Name

Sealettuce, Sand lettuce, Coast dudleya

Pride of Barbados

7.2.1 In Hindi

Sea Lettuce

Pride of Barbados

7.2.2 In German

Meersalat

Stolz von Barbados

7.2.3 In French

La laitue de mer

Fierté de la Barbade

7.2.4 In Spanish

lechuga de mar

Orgullo de Barbados

7.2.5 In Greek

θάλασσα Μαρούλι

Υπερηφάνεια των Μπαρμπάντος

7.2.6 In Portuguese

alface mar

Offs Pridi Varvias

7.2.7 In Polish

Sea sałata

Pridi offs Varvias

7.2.8 In Latin

Lactuca mare

Pridi offs Varvias

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Angiosperms

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Rosales

Fabales

8.5 Family

Crassulaceae

Fabaceae

8.6 Genus

Dudleya

Caesalpinia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Sedeae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Sedoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Sea Lettuce and Pride of Barbados

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

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Season and Care of Sea Lettuce and Pride of Barbados

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

Sea Lettuce and Pride of Barbados Physical Information

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

Sea Lettuce flower color: Yellow and Red
Sea Lettuce leaf color: Gray Green, Yellow green and Gray
Pride of Barbados flower color: Yellow, Red and Orange
Pride of Barbados leaf color: Green

Care of Sea Lettuce and Pride of Barbados

Care of Sea Lettuce and Pride of Barbados include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sea Lettuce pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Pride of Barbados 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 Pride of Barbados needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.