Butter Daisy

Sacred Lotus

About Butter Daisy and Sacred Lotus

Butter Daisy

Sacred Lotus

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Aquatics

1.3 Origin

Mexico, Central America

Southern Asia

1.4 Types

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

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA100

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Loamy soils, Sandy areas, Well Drained

Ponds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-99-12

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 6

12-3

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

21,22

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.96 cm30.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.48 cm90.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Gold

White, Red, Pink, Light Pink, Hot Pink, Rose, Coral

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Lime Green, Sea Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Lime Green, Sea Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Lime Green, Sea Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Orbicular

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Summer, Fall

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

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Poorly Drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

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, In Water, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

From Rhizomes, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sandy

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Poorly 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

Cut away fading foliage

4.8 Fertilizers

slow-release fertilizers

20N–4.4P–16.6K at 20-d intervals

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids, Caterpillars

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Single, Double, Semi-Double

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

1.0.1 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

1.3 Fragrance

1.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

1.3.4 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

1.3.7 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

1.3.10 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

1.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

1.6 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

1.7 Foliage Texture

Medium

Bold

1.8 Foliage Sheen

Matte

1.9 Evergreen

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1.10 Invasive

Sometimes

1.11 Self-Sowing

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1.12 Attracts

Butterflies

Beetles, Insects

1.13 Allergy

allergic reaction, Avoid during Pregnancy

Constipation

2 Benefits

2.1 Uses

2.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification

2.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Promotes healthy skin, Provides herbal hair care

2.1.3 Edible Uses

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2.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

2.2 Plant Benefits

2.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Antidiarrhoeal, Astringent, Cancer, Cardiotonic, Febrifuge, Hypotensive, Resolvent, Stomachic, Tonic

2.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem

2.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Leaves are used to wrap small parcels, Roasted seed is used as a coffee substitute, Root is used as a vegetable

2.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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2.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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2.5 Garden Design

Bonsai, Container

Feature Plant, Tropical, Water Gardens

3 Scientific Name

3.1 Botanical Name

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum 'Showstar'

NELUMBO nucifera

3.2 Common Name

Butter Daisy

East Indian Lotus, Sacred Lotus

3.2.1 In Hindi

Butterdaisy Plant

पवित्र कमल

3.2.2 In German

Butterdaisy Pflanze

Heiliges Lotus

3.2.3 In French

Butterdaisy Plante

Lotus Sacré

3.2.4 In Spanish

Planta Butterdaisy

loto sagrado

3.2.5 In Greek

Butterdaisy φυτών

ιερή Lotus

3.2.6 In Portuguese

Butterdaisy Planta

Lotus sagrado

3.2.7 In Polish

Butterdaisy roślin

Sacred Lotus

3.2.8 In Latin

Planta Butterdaisy

sacra Lotus

4 Classification

4.1 Kingdom

Plantae

4.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

4.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

4.4 Order

Asterales

Proteales

4.5 Family

Asteraceae

Nymphaeaceae

4.6 Genus

Melampodium

Abelia

4.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Campanuliden, Dicotyledonous

Angiosperms, Eudicots

4.8 Tribe

Millerieae

Not Available

4.9 Subfamily

Asteroideae

Nelumbonaceae

4.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Butter Daisy and Sacred Lotus

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

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Season and Care of Butter Daisy and Sacred Lotus

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

Butter Daisy and Sacred Lotus Physical Information

Butter Daisy and Sacred Lotus physical information is very important for comparison. Butter Daisy height is 60.96 cm and width 30.48 cm whereas Sacred Lotus height is 30.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Butter Daisy and Sacred Lotus are as follows:

Butter Daisy flower color: Yellow and Gold
Butter Daisy leaf color: Green
Sacred Lotus flower color: White, Red, Pink, Light Pink, Hot Pink, Rose and Coral
Sacred Lotus leaf color: Lime Green and Sea Green

Care of Butter Daisy and Sacred Lotus

Care of Butter Daisy and Sacred Lotus 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 Sacred Lotus pruning is done Cut away fading foliage. In summer Butter Daisy needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Sacred Lotus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.