Butter Daisy

Peony

About Butter Daisy and Peony

Butter Daisy

Peony

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Origin

Mexico, Central America

Asia, North America, Southern Europe

Types

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

Aristocrat, Buckeye Belle, Henry Bockstoce , Abalone Pearl, Coral Supreme, Cytherea, Charlie's White

Number of Varieties

830

0 40000

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Habitat

Loamy soils, Sandy areas, Well Drained

Hillside, Woods

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-93-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 6

8-1

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

A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.96 cm76.20 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

30.48 cm61.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Gold

Pink, Red, White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Dark Green, Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Bronze, Dark Green, Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate

Compound

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Part sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Slow

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loamy

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Spring, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Does not require lot of watering, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Needs watering once a week, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Water occasionally

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sandy

Loamy

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Part sun

Pruning

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

Do not prune during shooting season, Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

Fertilizers

slow-release fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot, Stem spot, Viruses

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Semi-Double

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies

Ants

Allergy

allergic reaction, Avoid during Pregnancy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cough, Gout, Headache, Heartburn, Kidney problems, Upset stomach, Urinary tract problems

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Flowers, Root, Seeds

Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Bonsai, Container

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum 'Showstar'

Paeonia suffruticosa

Common Name

Butter Daisy

Peony

In Hindi

Butterdaisy Plant

Peony

In German

Butterdaisy Pflanze

Pfingstrose

In French

Butterdaisy Plante

Pivoine

In Spanish

Planta Butterdaisy

Peonía

In Greek

Butterdaisy φυτών

παιωνία

In Portuguese

Butterdaisy Planta

Peônia

In Polish

Butterdaisy roślin

Piwonia

In Latin

Planta Butterdaisy

AGLAOPHOTIS

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Family

Asteraceae

Paeoniaceae

Genus

Melampodium

Paeonia

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Campanuliden, Dicotyledonous

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Millerieae

Subfamily

Asteroideae

Number of Species

4230

1 27800

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Properties of Butter Daisy and Peony

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

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Season and Care of Butter Daisy and Peony

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

Butter Daisy and Peony Physical Information

Butter Daisy and Peony physical information is very important for comparison. Butter Daisy height is 60.96 cm and width 30.48 cm whereas Peony height is 76.20 cm and width 61.00 cm. The color specification of Butter Daisy and Peony are as follows:

Butter Daisy flower color: Yellow and Gold
Butter Daisy leaf color: Green
Peony flower color: Pink, Red and White
Peony leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Butter Daisy and Peony

Care of Butter Daisy and Peony 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 Peony pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads. In summer Butter Daisy needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Peony needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.