Butter Daisy

Peppermint

About Butter Daisy and Peppermint

Butter Daisy

Peppermint

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Annual and Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants

Herbaceous Perennial, Herbs

Origin

Mexico, Central America

Europe, Middle East

Types

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

Mentha × piperita 'Candymint', Mentha × piperita 'Citrata', Mentha × piperita 'Crispa'

Number of Varieties

825

0 40000

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Habitat

Loamy soils, Sandy areas, Well Drained

Wide range of ecological site

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-93-7

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 6

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

8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.96 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

30.48 cm50.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Gold

Purple

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Dark Green, Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate

Ovate elongated

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Summer, Mid Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

From Rhizomes, Vegetative Reproduction

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Requires plenty of water during the growing season

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Less Watering

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sandy

Loamy

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

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, Requires very little pruning

Fertilizers

slow-release fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

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

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies

Bees

Allergy

allergic reaction, Avoid during Pregnancy

flushing of face, Headache, Heartburn, Sore Throat

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Maintains teeth healthy

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Prevent Soil Erosion

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Mouth Sores, Pain killer, Vitamin A

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

In toothpaste, Mouth freshner, Used in flavouring curries, teas, used in Indian cuisine in curries

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Bonsai, Container

Herb

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum 'Showstar'

Mentha × piperita

Common Name

Butter Daisy

Peppermint

In Hindi

Butterdaisy Plant

पिपरमिंट

In German

Butterdaisy Pflanze

Pfefferminze

In French

Butterdaisy Plante

Menthe poivrée

In Spanish

Planta Butterdaisy

Mentha × piperita

In Greek

Butterdaisy φυτών

Μέντα

In Portuguese

Butterdaisy Planta

Hortelã-pimenta

In Polish

Butterdaisy roślin

Mięta pieprzowa

In Latin

Planta Butterdaisy

Peppermint

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Lamiales

Family

Asteraceae

Lamiaceae

Genus

Melampodium

Mentha

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Campanuliden, Dicotyledonous

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Millerieae

Mentheae

Subfamily

Asteroideae

Number of Species

4218

1 27800

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Properties of Butter Daisy and Peppermint

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

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Season and Care of Butter Daisy and Peppermint

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

Butter Daisy and Peppermint Physical Information

Butter Daisy and Peppermint physical information is very important for comparison. Butter Daisy height is 60.96 cm and width 30.48 cm whereas Peppermint height is 60.00 cm and width 50.00 cm. The color specification of Butter Daisy and Peppermint are as follows:

Butter Daisy flower color: Yellow and Gold
Butter Daisy leaf color: Green
Peppermint flower color: Purple
Peppermint leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Butter Daisy and Peppermint

Care of Butter Daisy and Peppermint 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 Peppermint pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Requires very little pruning. In summer Butter Daisy needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Peppermint needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Less Watering.