Melampodium

Golden Beet

About Melampodium and Golden Beet

Melampodium

Golden Beet

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Annual

Biennial

Type

Perennial

Vegetable

Origin

Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America

Europe

Types

Perennials

Detroit Dark Red Beet, Early Wonder Tall Beet

Number of Varieties

403

0 40000

👆🏻

Habitat

Desert

USDA Hardiness Zone

2-116-10

0 99

👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

12 - 6

12-1

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

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

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.50 cm30.00 cm

0 3900

👆🏻

Minimum Width

20.30 cm15.20 cm

0 6350

👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Gold

Red, Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

Tan

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Yellow, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Yellow, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Yellow, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lobed

Spinach Type

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought

Heat And Humidity

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Keep ground moist, Needs watering once a week

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Alkaline

Neutral

Soil Type

Well drained

Loamy, Moist

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Bright Indirect Sunlight

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Requires little pruning

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

10-15-10 amounts, Fertilize the soil before planting

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Heat And Humidity

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

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

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Butterflies

Ants, Mice

Allergy

Sore Throat, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

For treating wrinkles, Skin cleanser

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Food for animals, soil stabilisation

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Blood disorders, Cardiovascular problems, High blood pressure, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Weight management and satiety

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Root, Stem

Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Can be made into a herbal tea, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container

Edible, Vegetable

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum

BETA vulgaris 'Golden Detroit'

Common Name

Butter Daisy, Melampodium

Beet, Golden Detroit Beet

In Hindi

Melampodium

चुकंदर

In German

Melmpodiam

Rübe

In French

Melmpodiam

betterave

In Spanish

Melmpodiam

remolacha

In Greek

Melmpodiam

παντζάρι

In Portuguese

Melmpodiam

beterraba

In Polish

Melmpodiam

buraczany

In Latin

Melmpodiam

cui pendens sicula beta

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Streptophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Caryophyllidae

Order

Asterales

Family

Asteraceae

Chenopodiaceae

Genus

Melampodium

Beta

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Millerieae

Subfamily

Asteroideae

Number of Species

3928

1 27800

👆🏻

Properties of Melampodium and Golden Beet

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

Compare Annual Plants » More

Melampodium and Shirley Poppy

Melampodium and Corn Poppy

Melampodium and Opium Poppy

» More Compare Annual Plants

Season and Care of Melampodium and Golden Beet

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

Melampodium and Golden Beet Physical Information

Melampodium and Golden Beet physical information is very important for comparison. Melampodium height is 30.50 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Golden Beet height is 30.00 cm and width 15.20 cm. The color specification of Melampodium and Golden Beet are as follows:

Melampodium flower color: Yellow and Gold
Melampodium leaf color: Green
Golden Beet flower color: Red and Green
Golden Beet leaf color: Yellow and Dark Green

Care of Melampodium and Golden Beet

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