Butter Daisy

Kochia

About Butter Daisy and Kochia

Butter Daisy

Kochia

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Flowering Plants

Ornamental Plants, Shrubs

Origin

Mexico, Central America

Eastern Europe, Western Asia

Types

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

Kochia Indica, Neokochia californica

Number of Varieties

8140

0 40000

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Habitat

Loamy soils, Sandy areas, Well Drained

gardens, Temperate Regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-93-11

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 6

12 - 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

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

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.96 cm120.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

30.48 cm90.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Gold

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Gray Green, Burgundy, Crimson

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate

Linear

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Summer

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Stem Cutting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

occasional watering once established, Requires consistently moist soil

In Summer

Lots of watering

Moderate

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Less Watering

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sandy

Well drained

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Loamy, Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Bright direct sunlight

Pruning

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

Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove dead branches

Fertilizers

slow-release fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids, Mosquito

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Heat Tolerance, Humidity

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

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies

Butterflies, Leaf Hoppers

Allergy

allergic reaction, Avoid during Pregnancy

Eye irritation, Respiratory problems

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Landscape Designing

Beauty Benefits

For treating wrinkles, Making cosmetics, Removes dandruff, Skin cleanser

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Provides ground cover

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Diabetes, Hypotensive, Obesity

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Leaves

Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Cattle Fodder, Sauces, Traditional medicine, Used for fragrance, Wood log is used in making fences

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Bonsai, Container

Groundcover

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum 'Showstar'

BASSIA scoparia

Common Name

Butter Daisy

Burningbush, Kochia

In Hindi

Butterdaisy Plant

Bassia scoparia

In German

Butterdaisy Pflanze

Besen-Radmelde

In French

Butterdaisy Plante

Bassia scoparia

In Spanish

Planta Butterdaisy

Kochia scoparia

In Greek

Butterdaisy φυτών

Bassia scoparia

In Portuguese

Butterdaisy Planta

Bassia scoparia

In Polish

Butterdaisy roślin

Mietelnik żakula

In Latin

Planta Butterdaisy

Bassia scoparia

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Angiosperms

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Caryophyllales

Family

Asteraceae

Chenopodiaceae

Genus

Melampodium

Bassia

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Campanuliden, Dicotyledonous

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Tribe

Millerieae

Subfamily

Asteroideae

Camphorosmoideae

Number of Species

424

1 27800

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Properties of Butter Daisy and Kochia

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

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Season and Care of Butter Daisy and Kochia

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

Butter Daisy and Kochia Physical Information

Butter Daisy and Kochia physical information is very important for comparison. Butter Daisy height is 60.96 cm and width 30.48 cm whereas Kochia height is 120.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Butter Daisy and Kochia are as follows:

Butter Daisy flower color: Yellow and Gold
Butter Daisy leaf color: Green
Kochia flower color:
Kochia leaf color: Light Green

Care of Butter Daisy and Kochia

Care of Butter Daisy and Kochia 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 Kochia pruning is done Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness and Remove dead branches. In summer Butter Daisy needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Kochia needs Moderate and in winter, it needs Less Watering.