Melampodium

Dame's Rocket

About Melampodium and Dame's Rocket

Melampodium

Dame's Rocket

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Biennial

Type

Perennial

Herbs

Origin

Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America

Southern Europe, Western Europe, Russia/Siberia, Central Asia, Western Asia

Types

Perennials

Summer lilac, Winter gilliflower

Number of Varieties

404

0 40000

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Habitat

Desert

meadows, Open areas, Roadsides, Woodlands

USDA Hardiness Zone

2-114-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 6

9 - 1

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

21,22

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.50 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

20.30 cm60.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Gold

White, Pink, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lobed

Ovate

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Average Water Needs, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Well drained

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Insects

Allergy

Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Nutrients

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum

HESPERIS matronalis

Common Name

Butter Daisy, Melampodium

Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket

In Hindi

Melampodium

डेम के रॉकेट

In German

Melmpodiam

Rockets Freifrau

In French

Melmpodiam

Rocket Dame

In Spanish

Melmpodiam

Rocket Dame

In Greek

Melmpodiam

Rocket Dame του

In Portuguese

Melmpodiam

Rocket de Dame

In Polish

Melmpodiam

Rocket Dame

In Latin

Melmpodiam

Hesperis Rocket

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Brassicales

Family

Asteraceae

Brassicaceae

Genus

Melampodium

Hesperis

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Millerieae

Hylocereeae

Subfamily

Asteroideae

Cactoideae

Number of Species

3950

1 27800

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Properties of Melampodium and Dame's Rocket

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

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Season and Care of Melampodium and Dame's Rocket

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

Melampodium and Dame's Rocket Physical Information

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

Melampodium flower color: Yellow and Gold
Melampodium leaf color: Green
Dame's Rocket flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Dame's Rocket leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Melampodium and Dame's Rocket

Care of Melampodium and Dame's Rocket include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Melampodium pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Dame's Rocket pruning is done 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 Dame's Rocket needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.