Butter Daisy

Malabar nut

About Butter Daisy and Malabar nut

Butter Daisy

Malabar nut

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Herbs, Perennial

1.3 Origin

Mexico, Central America

South-Eastern 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

Semi desert, Wet forest

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-99-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 6

12 - 9

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

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.96 cm460.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.48 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Gold

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Elliptic

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Average Water Needs, Needs good drainage

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, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sandy

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

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

Cut away fading foliage, Cut upper 1/3 section when young to enhancegrowth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

slow-release fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Don't use high pH fertilizers

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids, Downy mildew, Dry root rot, Rust, Spider mites

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Heat Tolerance, Humidity

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

✔ ✘

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

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

Aphids, Bees, Butterflies, Snails

5.12 Allergy

allergic reaction, Avoid during Pregnancy

Dizziness, Mouth itching, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Good Cleanser, Good for the Scalp

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Insect Repellent

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Antipyretic, Bronchitis, Cough, Digestive disorders, Ear infections, Expectorant, Laxative, Migraines, Piles, Rheumatism, Throat infection, Treating fever

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Bark, Leaf Stalks, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Biomass for fuel, Can be made into a herbal tea, Culinary use, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Used as a laxative

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Bonsai, Container

Container, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum 'Showstar'

Justicia adhatoda

7.2 Common Name

Butter Daisy

Malabar nut, Adulsa, Adhatoda, Vasaka

7.2.1 In Hindi

Butterdaisy Plant

अडुळसा, अडुसा

7.2.2 In German

Butterdaisy Pflanze

Indisches Lungenkraut

7.2.3 In French

Butterdaisy Plante

Justicia adhatoda

7.2.4 In Spanish

Planta Butterdaisy

Justicia adhatoda

7.2.5 In Greek

Butterdaisy φυτών

Justicia adhatoda

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Butterdaisy Planta

Justicia adhatoda

7.2.7 In Polish

Butterdaisy roślin

Justicia adhatoda

7.2.8 In Latin

Planta Butterdaisy

Justicia adhatoda

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

Scrophulariales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Acanthaceae

8.6 Genus

Melampodium

Justicia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Campanuliden, Dicotyledonous

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Millerieae

Justicieae

8.9 Subfamily

Asteroideae

Acanthoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA658

1 27800

Properties of Butter Daisy and Malabar nut

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

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Season and Care of Butter Daisy and Malabar nut

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

Butter Daisy and Malabar nut Physical Information

Butter Daisy and Malabar nut physical information is very important for comparison. Butter Daisy height is 60.96 cm and width 30.48 cm whereas Malabar nut height is 460.00 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Butter Daisy and Malabar nut are as follows:

Butter Daisy flower color: Yellow and Gold
Butter Daisy leaf color: Green
Malabar nut flower color: White
Malabar nut leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Butter Daisy and Malabar nut

Care of Butter Daisy and Malabar nut 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 Malabar nut pruning is done Cut away fading foliage, Cut upper 1/3 section when young to enhancegrowth, 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 Malabar nut needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.