Butter Daisy

Pineapple Weed

About Butter Daisy and Pineapple Weed

Butter Daisy

Pineapple Weed

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Flowering Plants

Shrub

Origin

Mexico, Central America

North America, Western United States, Canada

Types

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

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Loamy soils, Sandy areas, Well Drained

Along Railroads, Gravels, Roadsides, Rocky areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-94-9

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

Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.96 cm12.70 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

30.48 cm12.70 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Gold

Yellow green, Chartreuse

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

Cone shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Requires a lot of watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Slightly Acidic

Soil Type

Loam, Sandy

Dry, Sandy

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Poorly Drained

Sun Exposure

Full 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

Mealybugs, Nematodes, White grubs

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

✔ ✘

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies

Allergy

allergic reaction, Avoid during Pregnancy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Bonsai, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Digestive disorders

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Added to salads, Used in making tea

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Bonsai, Container

Flower borders, Landscape

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum 'Showstar'

Matricaria discoidea

Common Name

Butter Daisy

Pineapple Weed, Ray-less Dogfennel, disc mayweed, wild chamomile

In Hindi

Butterdaisy Plant

Pineapple Weed

In German

Butterdaisy Pflanze

Strahlenlose Kamille

In French

Butterdaisy Plante

Matricaire odorante

In Spanish

Planta Butterdaisy

Pineapple Weed

In Greek

Butterdaisy φυτών

ξύλο ανανά

In Portuguese

Butterdaisy Planta

Pineapple Weed

In Polish

Butterdaisy roślin

Rumianek bezpromieniowy

In Latin

Planta Butterdaisy

Pineapple Weed

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Family

Asteraceae

Genus

Melampodium

Matricaria

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Campanuliden, Dicotyledonous

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Millerieae

Anthemideae

Subfamily

Asteroideae

Number of Species

421

1 27800

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Properties of Butter Daisy and Pineapple Weed

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

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Season and Care of Butter Daisy and Pineapple Weed

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

Butter Daisy and Pineapple Weed Physical Information

Butter Daisy and Pineapple Weed physical information is very important for comparison. Butter Daisy height is 60.96 cm and width 30.48 cm whereas Pineapple Weed height is 12.70 cm and width 12.70 cm. The color specification of Butter Daisy and Pineapple Weed are as follows:

Butter Daisy flower color: Yellow and Gold
Butter Daisy leaf color: Green
Pineapple Weed flower color: Yellow green and Chartreuse
Pineapple Weed leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Butter Daisy and Pineapple Weed

Care of Butter Daisy and Pineapple Weed 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 Pineapple Weed 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 Pineapple Weed needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.