Butter Daisy

Purple Lovegrass

About Butter Daisy and Purple Lovegrass

Butter Daisy

Purple Lovegrass

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Grass

1.3 Origin

Mexico, Central America

North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Southwestern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

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

Greener Pastures

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Loamy soils, Sandy areas, Well Drained

Grassland

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-94-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 6

10 - 3

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

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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.96 cm45.70 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.48 cm5.10 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Gold

Purple

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Red, Purple

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Summer, Early Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Divison, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Medium

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

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

slow-release fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

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

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

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

5.12 Allergy

allergic reaction, Avoid during Pregnancy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Showy Purposes

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

Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum 'Showstar'

ERAGROSTIS spectabilis

7.2 Common Name

Butter Daisy

Purple Lovegrass

7.2.1 In Hindi

Butterdaisy Plant

eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.2 In German

Butterdaisy Pflanze

eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.3 In French

Butterdaisy Plante

eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.4 In Spanish

Planta Butterdaisy

Eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.5 In Greek

Butterdaisy φυτών

eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Butterdaisy Planta

Eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.7 In Polish

Butterdaisy roślin

Eragrostis okazałe

7.2.8 In Latin

Planta Butterdaisy

Eragrostis spectabilis

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Melampodium

Eragrostis

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Campanuliden, Dicotyledonous

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Millerieae

Eragrostideae

8.9 Subfamily

Asteroideae

Chloridoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Butter Daisy and Purple Lovegrass

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

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Season and Care of Butter Daisy and Purple Lovegrass

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

Butter Daisy and Purple Lovegrass Physical Information

Butter Daisy and Purple Lovegrass physical information is very important for comparison. Butter Daisy height is 60.96 cm and width 30.48 cm whereas Purple Lovegrass height is 45.70 cm and width 5.10 cm. The color specification of Butter Daisy and Purple Lovegrass are as follows:

Butter Daisy flower color: Yellow and Gold
Butter Daisy leaf color: Green
Purple Lovegrass flower color: Purple
Purple Lovegrass leaf color: Light Green

Care of Butter Daisy and Purple Lovegrass

Care of Butter Daisy and Purple Lovegrass 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 Purple Lovegrass 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 Purple Lovegrass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.