Melampodium

Aibika

About Melampodium and Aibika

Melampodium

Aibika

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Perennial

Flowering Plants

Origin

Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America

Tropical Asia

Types

Perennials

Number of Varieties

400

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Habitat

Desert

Rocky Mountains, wastelands

USDA Hardiness Zone

2-118-11

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 6

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

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.50 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

20.30 cm40.00 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

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lobed

Maple shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Early Spring, Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Moist, Rich

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Spring, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Bedding, Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Cuttings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Water Deeply

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Alkaline

Soil Type

Well drained

Moist, Rich

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

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

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Flowers

Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container

Vegetable

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum

Abelmoschus manihot

Common Name

Butter Daisy, Melampodium

Aibika, hibiscus spinach, ibika, bele

In Hindi

Melampodium

aibika

In German

Melmpodiam

Maniok-Bisameibisch

In French

Melmpodiam

L'Aibika

In Spanish

Melmpodiam

Aibika

In Greek

Melmpodiam

aibika

In Portuguese

Melmpodiam

Aibika

In Polish

Melmpodiam

aibika

In Latin

Melmpodiam

aibika

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Malvales

Family

Asteraceae

Malvaceae

Genus

Melampodium

Abelmoschus

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Millerieae

Subfamily

Asteroideae

Number of Species

3915

1 27800

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Properties of Melampodium and Aibika

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

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Season and Care of Melampodium and Aibika

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

Melampodium and Aibika Physical Information

Melampodium and Aibika physical information is very important for comparison. Melampodium height is 30.50 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Aibika height is 60.00 cm and width 40.00 cm. The color specification of Melampodium and Aibika are as follows:

Melampodium flower color: Yellow and Gold
Melampodium leaf color: Green
Aibika flower color: White
Aibika leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Melampodium and Aibika

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