Butter Daisy

Bouteloua Gracilis

About Butter Daisy and Bouteloua Gracilis

Butter Daisy

Bouteloua Gracilis

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Grass

1.3 Origin

Mexico, Central America

North America, United States, Western United States, Southwestern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum 'Million Gold', MELAMPODIUM leucanthum, MELAMPODIUM divaricatum

Grasses

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Loamy soils, Sandy areas, Well Drained

Dry areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-93-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 6

9 - 5

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.96 cm45.70 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.48 cm25.40 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Gold

White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Purple, Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Pollution, Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Divison, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Medium

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

Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sandy

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

slow-release fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Beetles, Grasshoppers

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

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

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

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

allergic reaction, Avoid during Pregnancy

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

Air purification, Erosion control

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Cuts

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Used to feed livestock

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

Insignificant

Sometimes

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Bonsai, Container

Dried Flower/Everlasting, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum 'Showstar'

BOUTELOUA gracilis

7.2 Common Name

Butter Daisy

Blue Grama Grass, Mosquito Grass

7.2.1 In Hindi

Butterdaisy Plant

Bouteloua gracilis

7.2.2 In German

Butterdaisy Pflanze

Bouteloua Gracilis

7.2.3 In French

Butterdaisy Plante

Bouteloua aristidoides

7.2.4 In Spanish

Planta Butterdaisy

Chondrosum gracile

7.2.5 In Greek

Butterdaisy φυτών

Bouteloua gracilis

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Butterdaisy Planta

Bouteloua Gracilis

7.2.7 In Polish

Butterdaisy roślin

Bouteloua Gracilis

7.2.8 In Latin

Planta Butterdaisy

Bouteloua Gracilis

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Melampodium

Bouteloua

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Campanuliden, Dicotyledonous

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Millerieae

Cynodonteae

8.9 Subfamily

Asteroideae

Chloridoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Butter Daisy and Bouteloua Gracilis

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

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Season and Care of Butter Daisy and Bouteloua Gracilis

Season and care of Butter Daisy and Bouteloua Gracilis is important to know. While considering everything about Butter Daisy and Bouteloua Gracilis Care, growing season is an essential factor. Butter Daisy season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Bouteloua Gracilis season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Butter Daisy is Loam, Sand and for Bouteloua Gracilis is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Butter Daisy is Neutral and for Bouteloua Gracilis is Neutral, Alkaline.

Butter Daisy and Bouteloua Gracilis Physical Information

Butter Daisy and Bouteloua Gracilis physical information is very important for comparison. Butter Daisy height is 60.96 cm and width 30.48 cm whereas Bouteloua Gracilis height is 45.70 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Butter Daisy and Bouteloua Gracilis are as follows:

Butter Daisy flower color: Yellow and Gold
Butter Daisy leaf color: Green
Bouteloua Gracilis flower color: White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips
Bouteloua Gracilis leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Butter Daisy and Bouteloua Gracilis

Care of Butter Daisy and Bouteloua Gracilis include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Butter Daisy pruning is done Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Bouteloua Gracilis pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Butter Daisy needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Bouteloua Gracilis needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.