Melampodium

Moss Rose

About Melampodium and Moss Rose

Melampodium

Moss Rose

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Perennial

Flowering Plants

Origin

Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America

South America

Types

Perennials

Afternoon delight Calpyso Mix Duet

Number of Varieties

4012

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Habitat

Desert

All sorts of environments

USDA Hardiness Zone

2-115-11

0 99

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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

Prostrate/Trailing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.50 cm7.60 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

20.30 cm25.40 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Gold

White, Red, Orange, Pink, Magenta, Salmon

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

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

Cylindrical

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

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

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Needs watering once a week

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Alkaline

Slightly Acidic

Soil Type

Well drained

Loam, Loose, Sandy

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Bright direct sunlight

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

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Landscape Designing

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Depurative, Hypotensive, Wounds

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Flowers

Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Decoration Purposes, Used as an ointment

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container

Landscape

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum

PORTULACA grandiflora

Common Name

Butter Daisy, Melampodium

Moss Rose

In Hindi

Melampodium

मॉस गुलाब

In German

Melmpodiam

Moss Rose

In French

Melmpodiam

Moss Rose

In Spanish

Melmpodiam

musgo de Rose

In Greek

Melmpodiam

Moss Rose

In Portuguese

Melmpodiam

rosa-musgo

In Polish

Melmpodiam

Moss Rose

In Latin

Melmpodiam

Rosa moss

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Angiosperms

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Caryophyllales

Family

Asteraceae

Portulacaceae

Genus

Melampodium

Portulaca

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Millerieae

Subfamily

Asteroideae

Number of Species

39120

1 27800

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Properties of Melampodium and Moss Rose

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

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Season and Care of Melampodium and Moss Rose

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

Melampodium and Moss Rose Physical Information

Melampodium and Moss Rose physical information is very important for comparison. Melampodium height is 30.50 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Moss Rose height is 7.60 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Melampodium and Moss Rose are as follows:

Melampodium flower color: Yellow and Gold
Melampodium leaf color: Green
Moss Rose flower color: White, Red, Orange, Pink, Magenta and Salmon
Moss Rose leaf color: Green

Care of Melampodium and Moss Rose

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