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About Tree Echium and Lamb's Lettuce


About Lamb's Lettuce and Tree Echium


What is

Life Span
Biennial  
Annual  

Type
Tree  
Vegetable  

Origin
Canary Islands  
Europe, Northern Africa, Asia  

Types
Echium pininana  
-  

Number of Varieties
10  
1  

Habitat
tropical environments  
Floodplains, Shores of rivers or lakes  

USDA Hardiness Zone
8-10  
-9999  

AHS Heat Zone
9 - 1  
12-1  

Sunset Zone
21,22  
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
Upright/Erect  
Rosette/Stemless  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
240.00 cm  
99+
7.60 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
30.00 cm  
99+
10.20 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
Light Blue, Blue Violet  
White, Lavender  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
-  
-  

Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green  
Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Gray Green  
-  

Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green  
Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green  
Green  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Lobed  
Elliptic to oblong  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
-  
-  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun  
Full Sun, Partial Sun  

Growth Rate
Fast  
Fast  

Type of Soil
Loam, Sand  
Loam, Sand  

The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline  
Acidic, Neutral  

Soil Drainage
Well drained  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer  
Early Spring, Spring  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
No  

Tolerances
-  
Drought  

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground  
Container, Ground, Pot  

How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Cutting  
Seedlings  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

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

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline  
Acidic, Neutral  

Soil Type
Loam, Sand  
Loam, Sand  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained  
Well drained  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun  
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  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  

Pests and Diseases
Red blotch  
-  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
Showy  
Yes  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
-  
No  

Edible Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
No  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
Yes  
No  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
Fine  
Medium  

Foliage Sheen
Matte  
Glossy  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
Sometimes  

Self-Sowing
Yes  
Yes  

Attracts
-  
Butterflies, Flying insects, Insects  

Allergy
-  
-  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes  
-  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
No  
Yes  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Air purification, Food for birds, Food for insects  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
-  
-  

Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves  
Flowers, Leaves  

Other Uses
Showy Purposes  
Added to salads, Used As Food  

Used As Indoor Plant
Sometimes  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower  
Edible, Herb, Vegetable  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
ECHIUM pininana  
VALERIANELLA locusta  

Common Name
Giant Viper's Bugloss, Pine Echium, Tree Echium  
Mache, corn salad, common cornsalad, lamb's lettuce, fetticus, fieldsalat, nut lettuce, field salad,rapunzel  

In Hindi
Tree Echium  
Lamb's Lettuce  

In German
Baum Aciam  
Feldsalat  

In French
Arbre ACIAM  
Mâche  

In Spanish
árbol Aciam  
Miramores  

In Greek
δέντρο Aciam  
Μαρούλι αρνιού  

In Portuguese
árvore Aciam  
Alface-de-cordeiro  

In Polish
drzewo Aciam  
Roszpunka  

In Latin
lignum Aciam  
Lactuca agni  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Lamiales  
Dipsacales  

Family
Boraginaceae  
Valerianaceae  

Genus
Echium  
Valerianella  

Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots  
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots  

Tribe
-  
Valerianeae  

Subfamily
-  
Valerianoideae  

Number of Species
60  
100  

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Properties of Tree Echium and Lamb's Lettuce

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

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Season and Care of Tree Echium and Lamb's Lettuce

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

Tree Echium and Lamb's Lettuce Physical Information

Tree Echium and Lamb's Lettuce physical information is very important for comparison. Tree Echium height is 240.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Lamb's Lettuce height is 7.60 cm and width 10.20 cm. The color specification of Tree Echium and Lamb's Lettuce are as follows:

Care of Tree Echium and Lamb's Lettuce

Care of Tree Echium and Lamb's Lettuce include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Tree Echium 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 Tree Echium 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.

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