Butter Daisy

Sweetpea

About Butter Daisy and Sweetpea

Butter Daisy

Sweetpea

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Flowering Plants

Origin

Mexico, Central America

Mediterranean

Types

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

Number of Varieties

850

0 40000

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Habitat

Loamy soils, Sandy areas, Well Drained

Cultivated Beds

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-99-10

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 6

8 - 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

Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.96 cm180.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

30.48 cm20.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Gold

White, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Rose, Salmon, Coral, Lavender, Blue Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

Green, Tan

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Sea Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Sea Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Sea Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate

Pinnate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sandy

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

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

Cut or pinch the stems, Pinching, Shearing

Fertilizers

slow-release fertilizers

Organic Flower Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids, Mildew, Mosaic viruses

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies

Caterpillar, Insects, Snails

Allergy

allergic reaction, Avoid during Pregnancy

Diarrhea, Dizziness, Mouth itching, Stomach pain, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Cottage Garden, Ground Cover

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Fixes Nitrogen

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Flowers

Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Used as essential oil

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Bonsai, Container

Cottage garden, Groundcover

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum 'Showstar'

LATHYRUS odoratus

Common Name

Butter Daisy

Sweetpea

In Hindi

Butterdaisy Plant

Sweetpea

In German

Butterdaisy Pflanze

Sweetpea

In French

Butterdaisy Plante

Sweetpea

In Spanish

Planta Butterdaisy

Sweetpea

In Greek

Butterdaisy φυτών

Sweetpea

In Portuguese

Butterdaisy Planta

Sweetpea

In Polish

Butterdaisy roślin

Sweetpea

In Latin

Planta Butterdaisy

Sweetpea

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Fabales

Family

Asteraceae

Fabaceae

Genus

Melampodium

Lagerstroemia

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Campanuliden, Dicotyledonous

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Millerieae

Vicieae

Subfamily

Asteroideae

Faboideae

Number of Species

4275

1 27800

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Properties of Butter Daisy and Sweetpea

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

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Season and Care of Butter Daisy and Sweetpea

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

Butter Daisy and Sweetpea Physical Information

Butter Daisy and Sweetpea physical information is very important for comparison. Butter Daisy height is 60.96 cm and width 30.48 cm whereas Sweetpea height is 180.00 cm and width 20.00 cm. The color specification of Butter Daisy and Sweetpea are as follows:

Butter Daisy flower color: Yellow and Gold
Butter Daisy leaf color: Green
Sweetpea flower color: White, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Rose, Salmon, Coral, Lavender and Blue Violet
Sweetpea leaf color: Green and Sea Green

Care of Butter Daisy and Sweetpea

Care of Butter Daisy and Sweetpea 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 Sweetpea pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Pinching and Shearing. In summer Butter Daisy needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Sweetpea needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.