Melampodium

Munstead Lavender

About Melampodium and Munstead Lavender

Melampodium

Munstead Lavender

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Perennial

Herbs

Origin

Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America

Western Europe, Mediterranean

Types

Perennials

Lodden Blue, Royal Velvet,Sachet,Sharon Roberts,Mitchem Gray

Number of Varieties

4016

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Habitat

Desert

Rocky Mountains, Well Drained

USDA Hardiness Zone

2-115-8

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 6

8-5

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

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 cm30.50 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

20.30 cm45.70 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Gold

Purple, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lobed

Pinnate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Cuttings, Divison, Layering, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Keep the Soil well drained, Needs less watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Well drained

Loam, Sand

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

cuckoo spot, Gray mold, 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

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

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

Birds, Butterflies, Flying insects, pollinators

Allergy

Skin irritation, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Formal Garden, Hanging Basket, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Beauty Benefits

Beautiful Skin, Good Cleanser, Improve skin tone, Moisturizing, Perfumes

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Deer resistant, Food for birds

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antiseptic, Appetizer, Cholagogue, Diuretic, Sedative, Stomachic, Tonic

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Flowers

Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Air freshner, Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, For making oil for cosmetics, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Tea-like beverage can be brewed, Used as a condiment, Used as a flavouring in food

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container

Dried Flower / Everlasting, Container, Cutflower, Edging, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum

LAVANDULA angustifolia 'Munstead'

Common Name

Butter Daisy, Melampodium

English Lavender, Munstead Lavender

In Hindi

Melampodium

Lavandula angustifolia

In German

Melmpodiam

Echter Lavendel

In French

Melmpodiam

Lavandula angustifolia

In Spanish

Melmpodiam

Lavandula angustifolia

In Greek

Melmpodiam

Lavandula angustifolia

In Portuguese

Melmpodiam

Lavandula angustifolia

In Polish

Melmpodiam

Lawenda wąskolistna

In Latin

Melmpodiam

Lavandyla angystifolia

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Lamiales

Family

Asteraceae

Lamiaceae

Genus

Melampodium

Lavandula

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Millerieae

Lavanduleae

Subfamily

Asteroideae

Nepetoideae

Number of Species

3939

1 27800

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Properties of Melampodium and Munstead Lavender

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

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Season and Care of Melampodium and Munstead Lavender

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

Melampodium and Munstead Lavender Physical Information

Melampodium and Munstead Lavender physical information is very important for comparison. Melampodium height is 30.50 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Munstead Lavender height is 30.50 cm and width 45.70 cm. The color specification of Melampodium and Munstead Lavender are as follows:

Melampodium flower color: Yellow and Gold
Melampodium leaf color: Green
Munstead Lavender flower color: Purple and Lavender
Munstead Lavender leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green

Care of Melampodium and Munstead Lavender

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