Butter Daisy

Shallot

About Butter Daisy and Shallot

Butter Daisy

Shallot

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Flowering Plants

Vegetable

Origin

Mexico, Central America

Asia

Types

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

Bulb Vegetable

Number of Varieties

810

0 40000

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Habitat

Loamy soils, Sandy areas, Well Drained

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-94-8

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

A1, A2, A3, 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

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.96 cm30.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

30.48 cm10.20 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Gold

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Light Green, Chartreuse

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate

Acicular

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Summer

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Cuttings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sandy

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

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

Fertilizers

slow-release fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

✔ ✘

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Butterflies

Aphids, Beetles

Allergy

allergic reaction, Avoid during Pregnancy

Cold, Irritate the mucus membrane, Sinuses

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

anti-inflammatory, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Hypotensive

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Flowers, Leaves, Root

Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Cosmetics, Used as a dye

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Bonsai, Container

Edible, Herb / Vegetable

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum 'Showstar'

ALLIUM cepa( Aggregatum Group)

Common Name

Butter Daisy

Scallion, Shallot

In Hindi

Butterdaisy Plant

Shallot

In German

Butterdaisy Pflanze

Schalotte

In French

Butterdaisy Plante

échalote

In Spanish

Planta Butterdaisy

chalote

In Greek

Butterdaisy φυτών

είδος κρεμμυδιού

In Portuguese

Butterdaisy Planta

Sallot

In Polish

Butterdaisy roślin

Sallot

In Latin

Planta Butterdaisy

Sallot

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Asparagales

Family

Asteraceae

Liliaceae

Genus

Melampodium

Allium

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Campanuliden, Dicotyledonous

Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Millerieae

Subfamily

Asteroideae

Number of Species

42750

1 27800

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Properties of Butter Daisy and Shallot

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

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Season and Care of Butter Daisy and Shallot

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

Butter Daisy and Shallot Physical Information

Butter Daisy and Shallot physical information is very important for comparison. Butter Daisy height is 60.96 cm and width 30.48 cm whereas Shallot height is 30.00 cm and width 10.20 cm. The color specification of Butter Daisy and Shallot are as follows:

Butter Daisy flower color: Yellow and Gold
Butter Daisy leaf color: Green
Shallot flower color: White
Shallot leaf color: Green, Light Green

Care of Butter Daisy and Shallot

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