Butter Daisy

Torenia

About Butter Daisy and Torenia

Butter Daisy

Torenia

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Herbs

1.3 Origin

Mexico, Central America

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

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

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Loamy soils, Sandy areas, Well Drained

along watercourse, Moist Soils, shaded moist road banks

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-910-12

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

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 cm20.30 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Gold

White, Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Narrow and lance shape

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

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Average Water Needs, Keep the Soil well drained

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

Loamy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Not Available

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Partial shade, 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

20-20-20 amount

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

fungus, Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Shade areas

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

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

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

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

allergic reaction, Avoid during Pregnancy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, 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

cornea infecion, gonorrhoea

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Flowers, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Used for its medicinal properties

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

Not Available

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum 'Showstar'

TORENIA 'Dantorwhite'

7.2 Common Name

Butter Daisy

Bluewings, Torenia, White Moon Torenia, Wishbone Flower

7.2.1 In Hindi

Butterdaisy Plant

Torenia

7.2.2 In German

Butterdaisy Pflanze

Torenia

7.2.3 In French

Butterdaisy Plante

Torénia

7.2.4 In Spanish

Planta Butterdaisy

Torenia

7.2.5 In Greek

Butterdaisy φυτών

Torenia

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Butterdaisy Planta

Torenia

7.2.7 In Polish

Butterdaisy roślin

Torenia

7.2.8 In Latin

Planta Butterdaisy

Torenia

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

Scrophulariales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Melampodium

Torenia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Campanuliden, Dicotyledonous

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Millerieae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Asteroideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA3

1 27800

Properties of Butter Daisy and Torenia

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

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Season and Care of Butter Daisy and Torenia

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

Butter Daisy and Torenia Physical Information

Butter Daisy and Torenia physical information is very important for comparison. Butter Daisy height is 60.96 cm and width 30.48 cm whereas Torenia height is 30.00 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Butter Daisy and Torenia are as follows:

Butter Daisy flower color: Yellow and Gold
Butter Daisy leaf color: Green
Torenia flower color: White and Yellow
Torenia leaf color: Green

Care of Butter Daisy and Torenia

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