Melampodium

Methley Plum

About Melampodium and Methley Plum

Melampodium

Methley Plum

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Perennial

Fruit

Origin

Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America

Types

Perennials

Prunus salicina 'Methley'

Number of Varieties

4030

0 40000

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Habitat

Desert

Forest margins, Scrubs, sluggish streams and rivers

USDA Hardiness Zone

2-116-10

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

H1, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.50 cm300.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

20.30 cm300.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Gold

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

Red, Purple

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lobed

broad, flat

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Spring, Late Winter

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

reseeds, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

weekly regular

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Well drained

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Insects

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

Glossy

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Butterflies

Birds

Allergy

Respiratory problems

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Stomachic

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Fruits, Seeds

Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Used for making green dye

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container

Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum

PRUNUS salicina 'Methley'

Common Name

Butter Daisy, Melampodium

Japanese Plum, Methley Plum

In Hindi

Melampodium

Methley Plum

In German

Melmpodiam

Chinesische Pflaume

In French

Melmpodiam

Prunus salicina

In Spanish

Melmpodiam

Prunus salicina

In Greek

Melmpodiam

Methley Plum

In Portuguese

Melmpodiam

Prunus salicina

In Polish

Melmpodiam

Methley Plum

In Latin

Melmpodiam

Methley Plum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Rosales

Family

Asteraceae

Rosaceae

Genus

Melampodium

Prunus

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Millerieae

Subfamily

Asteroideae

Number of Species

3930

1 27800

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Properties of Melampodium and Methley Plum

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

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Season and Care of Melampodium and Methley Plum

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

Melampodium and Methley Plum Physical Information

Melampodium and Methley Plum physical information is very important for comparison. Melampodium height is 30.50 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Methley Plum height is 300.00 cm and width 300.00 cm. The color specification of Melampodium and Methley Plum are as follows:

Melampodium flower color: Yellow and Gold
Melampodium leaf color: Green
Methley Plum flower color: White
Methley Plum leaf color: Green

Care of Melampodium and Methley Plum

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