Melampodium

Sugar Apple

About Melampodium and Sugar Apple

Melampodium

Sugar Apple

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Perennial

Fruit

1.3 Origin

Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America

Caribbean, South America

1.4 Types

Perennials

Pinks Mammoth, African Pride, Late Gold, Geffner, Hilary White

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Desert

Warm and moist climatic conditions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

2-11

10-13

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 6

12-9

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

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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30.50 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

460.00 cm

Rank: 61 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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20.30 cm

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610.00 cm

Rank: 34 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Gold

Yellow green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

Light Green, Sea Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

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

Light Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Lobed

oblong or narrow-lanceolate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Summer

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

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

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container

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 over Water, Does not require regular watering

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

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

Prune young trees into an open vase shape

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Nitrogen

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Anthracnose, Diplodia rot, Leaf spot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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15% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Fruit Bats

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Oral Allergy

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Promotes Healthy Hair, Promotes healthy skin

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Diabetes, Diarrhea

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Bark, Fruits, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Used to make hair tonic, Used to promote healthy blood flow during menstruation

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container

Fruit / Fruit Tree, Shade Trees, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum

ANNONA squamosa

7.2 Common Name

Butter Daisy, Melampodium

Sugar Apple

7.2.1 In Hindi

Melampodium

सीताफल

7.2.2 In German

Melmpodiam

Zuckerapfel

7.2.3 In French

Melmpodiam

Sugar Apple

7.2.4 In Spanish

Melmpodiam

Manzana de azúcar

7.2.5 In Greek

Melmpodiam

ζάχαρη της Apple

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Melmpodiam

Pinha

7.2.7 In Polish

Melmpodiam

Cukier Jabłko

7.2.8 In Latin

Melmpodiam

Sugar Apple

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

Magnoliales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Annonaceae

8.6 Genus

Melampodium

Annona

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Magnoliids

8.8 Tribe

Millerieae

Abreae

8.9 Subfamily

Asteroideae

Maloideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Melampodium and Sugar Apple

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

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Season and Care of Melampodium and Sugar Apple

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

Melampodium and Sugar Apple Physical Information

Melampodium and Sugar Apple physical information is very important for comparison. Melampodium height is 30.50 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Sugar Apple height is 460.00 cm and width 610.00 cm. The color specification of Melampodium and Sugar Apple are as follows:

Melampodium flower color: Yellow and Gold
Melampodium leaf color: Green
Sugar Apple flower color: Yellow green
Sugar Apple leaf color: Light Green

Care of Melampodium and Sugar Apple

Care of Melampodium and Sugar Apple include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Melampodium pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Sugar Apple pruning is done Prune young trees into an open vase shape. In summer Melampodium needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Sugar Apple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.