Melampodium

Pink Queen

About Melampodium and Pink Queen

Melampodium

Pink Queen

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

1.2 Type

Perennial

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America

South America, Argentina, Brazil

1.4 Types

Perennials

Helen Campbell spider flower, Queen Series spider flower, Violet Queen spider flower

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA4

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Desert

vacant lots, wastelands, yards

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

2-118-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 6

12 - 1

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

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, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.50 cm120.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

20.30 cm120.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Gold

White, Purple, Pink, Rose, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Lobed

Lanceolate

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Well drained

Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Borders

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

anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antinociceptive

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Used for bedding in gardens

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container

Foundation, Landscape

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum

CLEOME hassleriana

7.2 Common Name

Butter Daisy, Melampodium

Cleome, Pink Queen, Spider Flower

7.2.1 In Hindi

Melampodium

Pink Queen

7.2.2 In German

Melmpodiam

rosa Königin

7.2.3 In French

Melmpodiam

Reine rose

7.2.4 In Spanish

Melmpodiam

Reina de color rosa

7.2.5 In Greek

Melmpodiam

ροζ Βασίλισσα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Melmpodiam

Rainha -de-rosa

7.2.7 In Polish

Melmpodiam

Różowa Królowa

7.2.8 In Latin

Melmpodiam

Regina Pink

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

Brassicales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Cleomaceae

8.6 Genus

Melampodium

Cleome

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Millerieae

Cleomeae

8.9 Subfamily

Asteroideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

39NA

1 27800

Properties of Melampodium and Pink Queen

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

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Season and Care of Melampodium and Pink Queen

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

Melampodium and Pink Queen Physical Information

Melampodium and Pink Queen physical information is very important for comparison. Melampodium height is 30.50 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Pink Queen height is 120.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Melampodium and Pink Queen are as follows:

Melampodium flower color: Yellow and Gold
Melampodium leaf color: Green
Pink Queen flower color: White, Purple, Pink, Rose and Lavender
Pink Queen leaf color: Green

Care of Melampodium and Pink Queen

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