Melampodium

Sweetpea

About Melampodium and Sweetpea

Melampodium

Sweetpea

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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

Mediterranean

1.4 Types

Perennials

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Desert

Cultivated Beds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

2-119-10

0 99

1.9 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 6

8 - 1

1.10 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

1.11 Habit

Clump-Forming

Vining/Climbing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.50 cm180.00 cm

0.54 3900

3.1.2 Minimum Width

20.30 cmNA

0.1 6350

3.2 Plant Color

3.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Gold

White, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Rose, Salmon, Coral, Lavender, Blue Violet

3.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

3.2.3 Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

Green, Tan

3.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Sea Green

3.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green, Sea Green

3.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Green, Sea Green

3.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

3.3 Shape

3.3.1 Leaf Shape

Lobed

Pinnate

3.4 Thorns

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4 Season

4.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

4.2 Growing Conditions

4.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

4.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

4.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

4.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

4.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

4.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

4.3 Tolerances

Drought

5 Care

5.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

5.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

5.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

5.4 Watering Plants

5.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Requires regular watering

5.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

5.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

5.5.1 In Winter

Average Water

5.6 Soil

5.6.1 Soil pH

Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

5.6.2 Soil Type

Well drained

Loam

5.6.4 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

5.7 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

5.8 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Cut or pinch the stems, Pinching, Shearing

5.9 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Organic Flower Fertilizer

5.10 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids, Mildew, Mosaic viruses

5.12 Plant Tolerance

Drought

6 Facts

6.1 Flowers

Showy

6.2.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

7.3 Fruits

7.3.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

7.3.3 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

7.4 Fragrance

7.4.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

7.4.3 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

7.4.5 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

7.4.7 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

7.5 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

7.7 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

8.2 Foliage Texture

Medium

8.5 Foliage Sheen

Matte

8.7 Evergreen

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8.8 Invasive

✔ ✘

8.9 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

8.10 Attracts

Butterflies

Caterpillar, Insects, Not Available, Snails

8.11 Allergy

Not Available

Diarrhea, Dizziness, Mouth itching, Stomach pain, Vomiting

9 Benefits

9.1 Uses

9.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Cottage Garden, Ground Cover

9.1.3 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

9.1.5 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

9.3.1 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Fixes Nitrogen

9.5 Plant Benefits

9.5.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

9.6.1 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Flowers

9.6.2 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Used as essential oil

9.8 Used As Indoor Plant

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10.2 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

10.3 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container

Cottage garden, Groundcover

11 Scientific Name

11.1 Botanical Name

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum

LATHYRUS odoratus

11.2 Common Name

Butter Daisy, Melampodium

Sweetpea

11.2.1 In Hindi

Melampodium

Sweetpea

11.3.2 In German

Melmpodiam

Sweetpea

11.3.4 In French

Melmpodiam

Sweetpea

11.3.6 In Spanish

Melmpodiam

Sweetpea

11.3.7 In Greek

Melmpodiam

Sweetpea

11.3.9 In Portuguese

Melmpodiam

Sweetpea

11.4.1 In Polish

Melmpodiam

Sweetpea

11.5.1 In Latin

Melmpodiam

Sweetpea

12 Classification

12.1 Kingdom

Plantae

12.3 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

12.5 Class

Magnoliopsida

12.7 Order

Asterales

Fabales

12.9 Family

Asteraceae

Fabaceae

12.12 Genus

Melampodium

Lagerstroemia

13.2 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

13.3 Tribe

Millerieae

Vicieae

13.4 Subfamily

Asteroideae

Faboideae

13.5 Number of Species

39NA

1 27800

Properties of Melampodium and Sweetpea

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

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Season and Care of Melampodium and Sweetpea

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

Melampodium and Sweetpea Physical Information

Melampodium and Sweetpea physical information is very important for comparison. Melampodium height is 30.50 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Sweetpea height is 180.00 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Melampodium and Sweetpea are as follows:

Melampodium flower color: Yellow and Gold
Melampodium leaf color: Green
Sweetpea flower color: White, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Rose, Salmon, Coral, Lavender and Blue Violet
Sweetpea leaf color: Green and Sea Green

Care of Melampodium and Sweetpea

Care of Melampodium and Sweetpea include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Melampodium pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Sweetpea pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Pinching and Shearing. In summer Melampodium needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Sweetpea needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.