Buddha's Hand

Melampodium

About Buddha's Hand and Melampodium

Buddha's Hand

Melampodium

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Fruit

Perennial

1.3 Origin

Southern Asia, India, Melanesia, Australia

Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America

1.4 Types

Not Available

Perennials

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Well Drained

Desert

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-112-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-9

12 - 6

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

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

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

370.00 cm30.50 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

300.00 cm20.30 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Purple

Yellow, Gold

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Yellow

Sandy Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Lobed

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Winter, Late Winter, Indeterminate

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Budding, Cuttings

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep the Soil well drained, Requires watering in the growing season

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, Alkaline

Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune in spring, Remove branches, Remove branches that rub together, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in spring, fertilize in summer, organic fertlizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Asthma

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

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

Respiratory Disorders, Soothing and relieving pain

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits

Flowers, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Making Perfumes, Traditional medicine, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

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, Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Hedges, Houseplant, Shade Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical

Bedding Plant, Container

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CITRUS medica var. sarcodactylis

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum

7.2 Common Name

Buddha's Hand, Fingered Citron

Butter Daisy, Melampodium

7.2.1 In Hindi

Buddha's Hand Tree

Melampodium

7.2.2 In German

Buddhas Hand Baum

Melmpodiam

7.2.3 In French

Main de Bouddha Arbre

Melmpodiam

7.2.4 In Spanish

Mano de Buda Árbol

Melmpodiam

7.2.5 In Greek

Χέρι του Βούδα Δέντρο

Melmpodiam

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Mão de Buda Árvore

Melmpodiam

7.2.7 In Polish

Ręka Buddy Drzewo

Melmpodiam

7.2.8 In Latin

Buddha manus Arbor

Melmpodiam

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Not Available

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Not Available

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Sapindales

Asterales

8.5 Family

Rutaceae

Asteraceae

8.6 Genus

Citrus

Melampodium

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Millerieae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Asteroideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA39

1 27800

Properties of Buddha's Hand and Melampodium

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

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Season and Care of Buddha's Hand and Melampodium

Season and care of Buddha's Hand and Melampodium is important to know. While considering everything about Buddha's Hand and Melampodium Care, growing season is an essential factor. Buddha's Hand season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Melampodium season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Buddha's Hand is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Melampodium is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Buddha's Hand is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Melampodium is Neutral.

Buddha's Hand and Melampodium Physical Information

Buddha's Hand and Melampodium physical information is very important for comparison. Buddha's Hand height is 370.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas Melampodium height is 30.50 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Buddha's Hand and Melampodium are as follows:

Buddha's Hand flower color: White and Purple
Buddha's Hand leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Melampodium flower color: Yellow and Gold
Melampodium leaf color: Green

Care of Buddha's Hand and Melampodium

Care of Buddha's Hand and Melampodium include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Buddha's Hand pruning is done Prune in spring, Remove branches, Remove branches that rub together, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Melampodium pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Buddha's Hand needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Melampodium needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.