Melampodium

Baby Blue Eyes Plant

About Melampodium and Baby Blue Eyes Plant

Melampodium

Baby Blue Eyes Plant

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

1.2 Type

Perennial

Flowering Plants, Herbs

1.3 Origin

Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America

Western United States, Alaska, California

1.4 Types

Perennials

Nemophila menziesii var. atomaria, Nemophila menziesii var. integrifolia, Nemophila menziesii var. menziesii

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA3

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Desert

Chaparral, Grassland

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

2-113-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 6

Not Available

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

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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Cushion/Mound-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.50 cm10.20 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

20.30 cm20.30 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Gold

White, Blue, Light Blue, Sky Blue

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, Dark Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Lobed

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

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

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Winter, Late Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Do not water frequently, Never Over-water

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

Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Well drained

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Not Available

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

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

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

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Bees, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Pain killer

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Not Available

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container

Bedding Plant, Container, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum

NEMOPHILA menziesii

7.2 Common Name

Butter Daisy, Melampodium

Baby Blue Eyes

7.2.1 In Hindi

Melampodium

Baby Blue Eyes Plant

7.2.2 In German

Melmpodiam

Baby Blue Eyes Pflanzen

7.2.3 In French

Melmpodiam

bébé yeux bleus usine

7.2.4 In Spanish

Melmpodiam

bebé ojos azules planta

7.2.5 In Greek

Melmpodiam

μωρό μπλε μάτια των φυτών

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Melmpodiam

bebê olhos azuis planta

7.2.7 In Polish

Melmpodiam

dziecko niebieskie oczy roślin

7.2.8 In Latin

Melmpodiam

baby blue eyes plant

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

Not Available

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Boraginaceae

8.6 Genus

Melampodium

Nemophila

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Millerieae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Asteroideae

Hydrophylloideae

8.10 Number of Species

3911

1 27800

Properties of Melampodium and Baby Blue Eyes Plant

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

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Season and Care of Melampodium and Baby Blue Eyes Plant

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

Melampodium and Baby Blue Eyes Plant Physical Information

Melampodium and Baby Blue Eyes Plant physical information is very important for comparison. Melampodium height is 30.50 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Baby Blue Eyes Plant height is 10.20 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Melampodium and Baby Blue Eyes Plant are as follows:

Melampodium flower color: Yellow and Gold
Melampodium leaf color: Green
Baby Blue Eyes Plant flower color: White, Blue, Light Blue and Sky Blue
Baby Blue Eyes Plant leaf color: Green

Care of Melampodium and Baby Blue Eyes Plant

Care of Melampodium and Baby Blue Eyes Plant include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Melampodium pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Baby Blue Eyes Plant pruning is done Not Available. In summer Melampodium needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Baby Blue Eyes Plant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.