Portulaca

Butter Daisy

About Portulaca and Butter Daisy

Portulaca

Butter Daisy

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Flowering Plants

Origin

South America

Mexico, Central America

Types

Portulaca grandiflora

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum 'Million Gold', MELAMPODIUM leucanthum, MELAMPODIUM divaricatum

Number of Varieties

508

0 40000

👆🏻

Habitat

gardens, Roadsides, Waste areas

Loamy soils, Sandy areas, Well Drained

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-116-9

0 99

👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

12 - 6

Sunset Zone

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

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

Habit

Prostrate/Trailing

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

10.20 cm60.96 cm

0 3900

👆🏻

Minimum Width

20.30 cm30.48 cm

0 6350

👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

Red

Yellow, Gold

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Needle like

Ovate

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought, Heat Tolerance

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Slightly Acidic

Neutral

Soil Type

Well drained

Loam, Sandy

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Shearing

Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Requires high amount of nitrogen

slow-release fertilizers

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Botrytis Blight, Brown Spots, Gray mold, Root rot, Stem rot

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Heat Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

✔ ✘

Flower Petal Number

Semi-Double

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Butterflies

Allergy

allergic reaction, Avoid during Pregnancy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Skin Problems

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Depurative, Insect Bites, Liver problems, Snakebite, Swelling

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Stem, Whole plant

Flowers, Seeds

Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Cottage garden, Edible

Bonsai, Container

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PORTULACA grandiflora

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum 'Showstar'

Common Name

Moss Rose, Portulaca, Sundial Scarlet Portulaca

Butter Daisy

In Hindi

Portulaca

Butterdaisy Plant

In German

Portulak

Butterdaisy Pflanze

In French

portulaca

Butterdaisy Plante

In Spanish

Portulaca

Planta Butterdaisy

In Greek

Portulaca

Butterdaisy φυτών

In Portuguese

Portulaca

Butterdaisy Planta

In Polish

Portulaca

Butterdaisy roślin

In Latin

Portulaca

Planta Butterdaisy

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Asterales

Family

Portulacaceae

Asteraceae

Genus

Portulaca

Melampodium

Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Campanuliden, Dicotyledonous

Tribe

Millerieae

Subfamily

Asteroideae

Number of Species

142

1 27800

👆🏻

Properties of Portulaca and Butter Daisy

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

Compare Annual Plants » More

Portulaca and Begonia masoniana

Portulaca and Pumpkin Tree

Portulaca and Sweetscented Marigold

» More Compare Annual Plants

Season and Care of Portulaca and Butter Daisy

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

Portulaca and Butter Daisy Physical Information

Portulaca and Butter Daisy physical information is very important for comparison. Portulaca height is 10.20 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Butter Daisy height is 60.96 cm and width 30.48 cm. The color specification of Portulaca and Butter Daisy are as follows:

Portulaca flower color: Red
Portulaca leaf color: Green
Butter Daisy flower color: Yellow and Gold
Butter Daisy leaf color: Green

Care of Portulaca and Butter Daisy

Care of Portulaca and Butter Daisy include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Portulaca pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Shearing and Butter Daisy pruning is done Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Portulaca needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Butter Daisy needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.