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About Melampodium and Cornflower

1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual
Annual and Perennial
1.2 Type
Perennial
Flowering Plants, Shrubs
1.3 Origin
Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America
World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, China, Korea
1.4 Types
Perennials
Bigleaf hydrangea, Hortensia, Smooth hydrangea, Oakleaf hydrangea, Annabelle
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
NA100
About Elderberry
0 40000
1.5 Habitat
Desert
Forest edges, Hillside, Woods
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
2-112-11
Bamboo
0 99
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
12 - 6
7 - 1
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
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
30.50 cm30.00 cm
About Cyclamen
0.54 3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
20.30 cm30.00 cm
About Evening Primrose
0.1 6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Yellow, Gold
Blue, Sky Blue, Indigo, Dark Blue
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Sandy Brown
Brown, Sandy Brown
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Sea Green, Gray Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Sea Green, Gray Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Sea Green, Gray Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Lobed
Oblovate
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Fast
Very Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Drought
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Keep ground moist, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Alkaline
Slightly Acidic
4.5.2 Soil Type
Well drained
Loamy
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Loamy
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Compost
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Bacterial leaf spot, Botrytis Blight, Leafminers, Mealybugs, Mushroom root rot
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Showy
Showy
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
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
Medium
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Butterflies
Butterflies
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for insects, Indoor Air Purification, Prevent Soil Erosion, Very little waste
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Fever, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Seeds
Flowers, Root
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Can be made into a herbal tea, Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container
Container, Herb
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
MELAMPODIUM divaricatum
CENTAUREA cyanus
7.2 Common Name
Butter Daisy, Melampodium
Batchelor's Buttons, Cornflower
7.2.1 In Hindi
Melampodium
Hydrangea
7.2.2 In German
Melmpodiam
Hortensie
7.2.3 In French
Melmpodiam
Hortensia
7.2.4 In Spanish
Melmpodiam
Hortensia
7.2.5 In Greek
Melmpodiam
υδραγεία
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Melmpodiam
Hortênsia
7.2.7 In Polish
Melmpodiam
Hortensja
7.2.8 In Latin
Melmpodiam
Hibiscus
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Anthophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Asterales
Asterales
8.5 Family
Asteraceae
Asteraceae
8.6 Genus
Melampodium
Centaurea
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Millerieae
Cynareae
8.9 Subfamily
Asteroideae
Carduoideae
8.10 Number of Species
39NA
About Calla Lily
1 27800

Properties of Melampodium and Cornflower

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

Season and Care of Melampodium and Cornflower

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

Melampodium and Cornflower Physical Information

Melampodium and Cornflower physical information is very important for comparison. Melampodium height is 30.50 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Cornflower height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Melampodium and Cornflower are as follows:

  • Melampodium flower color: Yellow and Gold

  • Melampodium leaf color: Green

  • Cornflower flower color: Blue, Sky Blue, Indigo and Dark Blue

  • Cornflower leaf color: Sea Green and Gray Green

Care of Melampodium and Cornflower

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