Butter Daisy

Carambola

About Butter Daisy and Carambola

Butter Daisy

Carambola

Add ⊕

1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Fruit

1.3 Origin

Mexico, Central America

Southeastern Asia

1.4 Types

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

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Loamy soils, Sandy areas, Well Drained

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-910-14

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 6

11-5

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

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Arching/Fountain-shaped

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.96 cm610.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.48 cm610.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Gold

Pink, Rose, Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

Yellow, Orange, Light Yellow, Lemon yellow, Yellow green, Gold

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Oblovate

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Frost

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Average Water Needs, Requires watering in the growing season

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

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sandy

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

slow-release fertilizers

Fertilize every year

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

✔ ✘

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

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

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Birds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

allergic reaction, Avoid during Pregnancy

Kidney Stone

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for birds, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, Prevent Soil Erosion

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Anti-oxidant, Antioxidants, High blood pressure, Nutrients

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Fruits, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Bonsai, Container

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum 'Showstar'

AVERRHOA carambola

7.2 Common Name

Butter Daisy

Carambola, Starfruit

7.2.1 In Hindi

Butterdaisy Plant

carambola पेड़

7.2.2 In German

Butterdaisy Pflanze

Sternfrucht Baum

7.2.3 In French

Butterdaisy Plante

arbre carambole

7.2.4 In Spanish

Planta Butterdaisy

árbol de carambola

7.2.5 In Greek

Butterdaisy φυτών

carambola δέντρο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Butterdaisy Planta

árvore de carambola

7.2.7 In Polish

Butterdaisy roślin

karambola drzewo

7.2.8 In Latin

Planta Butterdaisy

carambola ligno

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

Oxalidales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Oxalidaceae

8.6 Genus

Melampodium

Averrhoa

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Campanuliden, Dicotyledonous

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Millerieae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Asteroideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA180

1 27800

Properties of Butter Daisy and Carambola

Wondering what are the properties of Butter Daisy and Carambola? We provide you with everything About Butter Daisy and Carambola. Butter Daisy doesn't have thorns and Carambola 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 Carambola 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 Carambola and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Compare Annual Plants » More

Butter Daisy and Corn Poppy

Butter Daisy and Opium Poppy

Butter Daisy and Perilla

» More

More Compare Annual Plants

Season and Care of Butter Daisy and Carambola

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

Butter Daisy and Carambola Physical Information

Butter Daisy and Carambola physical information is very important for comparison. Butter Daisy height is 60.96 cm and width 30.48 cm whereas Carambola height is 610.00 cm and width 610.00 cm. The color specification of Butter Daisy and Carambola are as follows:

Butter Daisy flower color: Yellow and Gold
Butter Daisy leaf color: Green
Carambola flower color: Pink, Rose and Violet
Carambola leaf color: Green

Care of Butter Daisy and Carambola

Care of Butter Daisy and Carambola 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 Carambola pruning is done Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves. In summer Butter Daisy needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Carambola needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.