Melampodium

Pumpkin Tree

About Melampodium and Pumpkin Tree

Melampodium

Pumpkin Tree

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Perennial

Tree

Origin

Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America

Middle Africa

Types

Perennials

Solanum integrifolium

Number of Varieties

4018

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Habitat

Desert

Moist Soils

USDA Hardiness Zone

2-113-9

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

H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.50 cm90.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

20.30 cm90.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Gold

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

Orange, Gold, Orange Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lobed

imparipinnate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Requires a lot of watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Alkaline

Neutral

Soil Type

Well drained

Clay

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Rich

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

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

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

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

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies

Birds

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Anti-oxidant, Digestive, Fiber, Minerals

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Seeds

Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Animal Feed, For making oil, Used as a nutritious food item

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container

Fruit Tree

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum

SOLANUM integrifolium

Common Name

Butter Daisy, Melampodium

Chinese Scarlet Eggplant, Pumpkin Tree, Turkish Eggplant, Turkish Orange Eggplant

In Hindi

Melampodium

कद्दू पेड़

In German

Melmpodiam

Kürbis-Baum

In French

Melmpodiam

arbre de citrouille

In Spanish

Melmpodiam

árbol de calabaza

In Greek

Melmpodiam

δέντρο κολοκύθας

In Portuguese

Melmpodiam

árvore abóbora

In Polish

Melmpodiam

drzewa dyni

In Latin

Melmpodiam

PEPO ligno

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Scrophulariales

Family

Asteraceae

Oleaceae

Genus

Melampodium

Fraxinus

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Millerieae

Subfamily

Asteroideae

Number of Species

391

1 27800

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Properties of Melampodium and Pumpkin Tree

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

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Season and Care of Melampodium and Pumpkin Tree

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

Melampodium and Pumpkin Tree Physical Information

Melampodium and Pumpkin Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Melampodium height is 30.50 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Pumpkin Tree height is 90.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Melampodium and Pumpkin Tree are as follows:

Melampodium flower color: Yellow and Gold
Melampodium leaf color: Green
Pumpkin Tree flower color: White
Pumpkin Tree leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Melampodium and Pumpkin Tree

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