Butter Daisy

Toadflax

About Butter Daisy and Toadflax

Butter Daisy

Toadflax

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Flowering Plants

Origin

Mexico, Central America

Morocco

Types

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

Linaria vulgaris

Number of Varieties

8150

0 40000

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Habitat

Loamy soils, Sandy areas, Well Drained

Desert, Mediterranean region, subtropical regions, Temperate Regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-93-10

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 6

9 - 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

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 cm25.40 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

White, Yellow, Purple, Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate

Linear

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sandy

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well 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

Balanced liquid fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids, Powdery mildew

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

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies

Birds, Butterflies, pollinators

Allergy

allergic reaction, Avoid during Pregnancy

Mild Allergen

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Borders, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Bonsai, Container

Mixed Border, Rock Garden

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum 'Showstar'

LINARIA maroccana

Common Name

Butter Daisy

Baby Snapdragon, Morocco Toadflax, Toadflax

In Hindi

Butterdaisy Plant

Toadflax

In German

Butterdaisy Pflanze

Toadflax

In French

Butterdaisy Plante

Toadflax

In Spanish

Planta Butterdaisy

Toadflax

In Greek

Butterdaisy φυτών

Toadflax

In Portuguese

Butterdaisy Planta

Linária

In Polish

Butterdaisy roślin

Toadflax

In Latin

Planta Butterdaisy

Toadflax

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Scrophulariales

Family

Asteraceae

Scrophulariaceae

Genus

Melampodium

Linaria

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Campanuliden, Dicotyledonous

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Millerieae

Antirrhineae

Subfamily

Asteroideae

Number of Species

42250

1 27800

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Properties of Butter Daisy and Toadflax

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

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Season and Care of Butter Daisy and Toadflax

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

Butter Daisy and Toadflax Physical Information

Butter Daisy and Toadflax physical information is very important for comparison. Butter Daisy height is 60.96 cm and width 30.48 cm whereas Toadflax height is 25.40 cm and width 12.70 cm. The color specification of Butter Daisy and Toadflax are as follows:

Butter Daisy flower color: Yellow and Gold
Butter Daisy leaf color: Green
Toadflax flower color: White, Yellow, Purple and Violet
Toadflax leaf color: Green

Care of Butter Daisy and Toadflax

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