Red Currant

Melampodium

About Red Currant and Melampodium

Red Currant

Melampodium

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Fruit

Perennial

Origin

Europe, Central Asia, Western Asia

Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America

Types

Rovada, ‘Red Lake’ AGM, Junifer

Perennials

Number of Varieties

340

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Habitat

Broad-Leaved Forests, shores, Stream side

Desert

USDA Hardiness Zone

3-82-11

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AHS Heat Zone

7-1

12 - 6

Sunset Zone

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

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

120.00 cm30.50 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

120.00 cm20.30 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Green

Yellow, Gold

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

White, Red, Pink, Ivory

Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Maple shaped

Lobed

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

occasional watering once established, Requires watering in the growing season

Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam

Well drained

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

Pruning

Prune every year, Prune to half of its height, Prune to stimulate growth

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Citrus, Fertilize every year

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Birds, Borers, Red blotch

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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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

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds

Butterflies

Allergy

Asthma

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Iron, Phosphorus, Vitamin B, Vitamin C

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Whole plant

Flowers, Seeds

Other Uses

Culinary use, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Hedges, Mixed Border

Bedding Plant, Container

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

RIBES rubrum

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum

Common Name

Red Currant

Butter Daisy, Melampodium

In Hindi

Red Currant

Melampodium

In German

Rote Johannisbeere

Melmpodiam

In French

Groseille

Melmpodiam

In Spanish

Grosella

Melmpodiam

In Greek

Κόκκινη σταφίδα

Melmpodiam

In Portuguese

Groselha

Melmpodiam

In Polish

Porzeczkowy

Melmpodiam

In Latin

red RIBES

Melmpodiam

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales

Asterales

Family

Grossulariaceae

Asteraceae

Genus

Ribes

Melampodium

Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Millerieae

Subfamily

Asteroideae

Number of Species

15039

1 27800

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Properties of Red Currant and Melampodium

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

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Season and Care of Red Currant and Melampodium

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

Red Currant and Melampodium Physical Information

Red Currant and Melampodium physical information is very important for comparison. Red Currant height is 120.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Melampodium height is 30.50 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Red Currant and Melampodium are as follows:

Red Currant flower color: Green
Red Currant leaf color: Green
Melampodium flower color: Yellow and Gold
Melampodium leaf color: Green

Care of Red Currant and Melampodium

Care of Red Currant and Melampodium include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Red Currant pruning is done Prune every year, Prune to half of its height and Prune to stimulate growth and Melampodium pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Red Currant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Melampodium needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.