False Indigo

Melampodium

About False Indigo and Melampodium

False Indigo

Melampodium

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Shrub

Perennial

1.3 Origin

North America, United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, Canada

Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America

1.4 Types

Blue False Indigo White False Indigo

Perennials

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

gardens, Grassland, Warmer regions

Desert

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

2-8

2-11

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

12 - 6

1.8 Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

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

Oval or Rounded

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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60.00 cm

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30.50 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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120.00 cm

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20.30 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Purple

Yellow, Gold

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Light Green

Sandy Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Gray Green, Gray

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green, Gray Green, Gray

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green, Gray Green, Gray

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Lobed

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

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, Alkaline

Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

Not Available

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Flowers, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

Bedding Plant, Container

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

AMORPHA canescens

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum

7.2 Common Name

False Indigo

Butter Daisy, Melampodium

7.2.1 In Hindi

इंडिगो

Melampodium

7.2.2 In German

falsches Indigo

Melmpodiam

7.2.3 In French

faux Indigo

Melmpodiam

7.2.4 In Spanish

Falso Indigo

Melmpodiam

7.2.5 In Greek

Λάθος Indigo

Melmpodiam

7.2.6 In Portuguese

false Indigo

Melmpodiam

7.2.7 In Polish

fałsz Indigo

Melmpodiam

7.2.8 In Latin

falsum indicum

Melmpodiam

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Not Available

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Fabales

Asterales

8.5 Family

Fabaceae

Asteraceae

8.6 Genus

Amorpha

Melampodium

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Millerieae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Asteroideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of False Indigo and Melampodium

Wondering what are the properties of False Indigo and Melampodium? We provide you with everything About False Indigo and Melampodium. False Indigo doesn't have thorns and Melampodium doesn't have thorns. Also False Indigo does not have fragrant flowers. False Indigo has allergic reactions like Not Available and Melampodium has allergic reactions like Not Available. 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 False Indigo and Melampodium and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of False Indigo and Melampodium

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

False Indigo and Melampodium Physical Information

False Indigo and Melampodium physical information is very important for comparison. False Indigo height is 60.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Melampodium height is 30.50 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of False Indigo and Melampodium are as follows:

False Indigo flower color: Purple
False Indigo leaf color: Light Green, Gray Green and Gray
Melampodium flower color: Yellow and Gold
Melampodium leaf color: Green

Care of False Indigo and Melampodium

Care of False Indigo and Melampodium include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. False Indigo pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Melampodium pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer False Indigo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Melampodium needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.