Butter Daisy

Dame's Rocket

About Butter Daisy and Dame's Rocket

Butter Daisy

Dame's Rocket

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Biennial

Type

Flowering Plants

Herbs

Origin

Mexico, Central America

Southern Europe, Western Europe, Russia/Siberia, Central Asia, Western Asia

Types

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

Summer lilac, Winter gilliflower

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Loamy soils, Sandy areas, Well Drained

meadows, Open areas, Roadsides, Woodlands

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-94-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 6

9 - 1

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

21,22

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.96 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

30.48 cm60.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Gold

White, Pink, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Average Water Needs, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sandy

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

slow-release fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

✔ ✘

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Insects

Allergy

allergic reaction, Avoid during Pregnancy

Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Nutrients

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Bonsai, Container

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum 'Showstar'

HESPERIS matronalis

Common Name

Butter Daisy

Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket

In Hindi

Butterdaisy Plant

डेम के रॉकेट

In German

Butterdaisy Pflanze

Rockets Freifrau

In French

Butterdaisy Plante

Rocket Dame

In Spanish

Planta Butterdaisy

Rocket Dame

In Greek

Butterdaisy φυτών

Rocket Dame του

In Portuguese

Butterdaisy Planta

Rocket de Dame

In Polish

Butterdaisy roślin

Rocket Dame

In Latin

Planta Butterdaisy

Hesperis Rocket

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Brassicales

Family

Asteraceae

Brassicaceae

Genus

Melampodium

Hesperis

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Campanuliden, Dicotyledonous

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Millerieae

Hylocereeae

Subfamily

Asteroideae

Cactoideae

Number of Species

4250

1 27800

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Properties of Butter Daisy and Dame's Rocket

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

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Season and Care of Butter Daisy and Dame's Rocket

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

Butter Daisy and Dame's Rocket Physical Information

Butter Daisy and Dame's Rocket physical information is very important for comparison. Butter Daisy height is 60.96 cm and width 30.48 cm whereas Dame's Rocket height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Butter Daisy and Dame's Rocket are as follows:

Butter Daisy flower color: Yellow and Gold
Butter Daisy leaf color: Green
Dame's Rocket flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Dame's Rocket leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Butter Daisy and Dame's Rocket

Care of Butter Daisy and Dame's Rocket 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 Dame's Rocket 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 Dame's Rocket needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.