Melampodium

Texas Sage

About Melampodium and Texas Sage

Melampodium

Texas Sage

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

1.2 Type

Perennial

Herbaceous Perennial

1.3 Origin

Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America

Southeastern United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Mexico, South America

1.4 Types

Perennials

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Desert

Chaparral, open Woodlands, Thickets

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

2-11

8-10

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

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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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30.50 cm

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60.00 cm

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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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30.50 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Gold

Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

Brown

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

Heart-shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, 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

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Medium

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

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

4.5.2 Soil Type

Well drained

Clay, Loamy, Sandy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Moist, Sandy

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

General purpose liquid or granular fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids, Powdery mildew, Rust, Stem rot

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

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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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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

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Borders, Cottage Garden

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

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

anticoagulant, antimicrobial

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Bark, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Showy Purposes, Used as a spice

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

Cottage garden, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum

SALVIA coccinea

7.2 Common Name

Butter Daisy, Melampodium

Blood Sage, Texas Sage

7.2.1 In Hindi

Melampodium

Texas Sage

7.2.2 In German

Melmpodiam

Texas Sage

7.2.3 In French

Melmpodiam

Texas Sage

7.2.4 In Spanish

Melmpodiam

Sabio de Tejas

7.2.5 In Greek

Melmpodiam

Τέξας Sage

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Melmpodiam

Texas Sábio

7.2.7 In Polish

Melmpodiam

Texas Sage

7.2.8 In Latin

Melmpodiam

Texas Sage

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Lamiaceae

8.6 Genus

Melampodium

Salvia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Millerieae

Mentheae

8.9 Subfamily

Asteroideae

Nepetoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Melampodium and Texas Sage

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

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Season and Care of Melampodium and Texas Sage

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

Melampodium and Texas Sage Physical Information

Melampodium and Texas Sage physical information is very important for comparison. Melampodium height is 30.50 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Texas Sage height is 60.00 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Melampodium and Texas Sage are as follows:

Melampodium flower color: Yellow and Gold
Melampodium leaf color: Green
Texas Sage flower color: Red
Texas Sage leaf color: Green

Care of Melampodium and Texas Sage

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