Melampodium

Mexican Feather Grass

About Melampodium and Mexican Feather Grass

Melampodium

Mexican Feather Grass

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Perennial

Grass

1.3 Origin

Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America

Southwestern United States, Texas, Mexico

1.4 Types

Perennials

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Desert

driveways, open Woodlands, Roadsides, Rocky areas, Slopes, tree wells

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

2-116-10

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 6

11 - 4

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

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

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.50 cm50.80 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

20.30 cm55.90 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Gold

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Green, Yellow green, Tan

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green, Yellow green, Gold, Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Lobed

Linear

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Summer, Summer

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 excessively

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, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Well drained

Clay, 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

Requires little pruning

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Apply 12-6-6 fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Not Available, 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

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, small hedge

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

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container

Dried Flower / Everlasting, Container, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum

NASSELLA tenuissima

7.2 Common Name

Butter Daisy, Melampodium

Finestem Needlegrass, Mexican Feather Grass

7.2.1 In Hindi

Melampodium

Mexican Feather Grass

7.2.2 In German

Melmpodiam

Mexikanische Federgras

7.2.3 In French

Melmpodiam

Mexicaine Herbe Feather

7.2.4 In Spanish

Melmpodiam

Pluma hierba mexicana

7.2.5 In Greek

Melmpodiam

Μεξικού Αστραπή Grass

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Melmpodiam

Mexican Pena Relva

7.2.7 In Polish

Melmpodiam

Mexican Feather trawy

7.2.8 In Latin

Melmpodiam

Mexicanus Pluma Grass

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Melampodium

Nassella

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Millerieae

Stipeae

8.9 Subfamily

Asteroideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

39116

1 27800

Properties of Melampodium and Mexican Feather Grass

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

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Season and Care of Melampodium and Mexican Feather Grass

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

Melampodium and Mexican Feather Grass Physical Information

Melampodium and Mexican Feather Grass physical information is very important for comparison. Melampodium height is 30.50 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Mexican Feather Grass height is 50.80 cm and width 55.90 cm. The color specification of Melampodium and Mexican Feather Grass are as follows:

Melampodium flower color: Yellow and Gold
Melampodium leaf color: Green
Mexican Feather Grass flower color: Not Available
Mexican Feather Grass leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Melampodium and Mexican Feather Grass

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