Sapodilla

Melampodium

About Sapodilla and Melampodium

Sapodilla

Melampodium

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Perennial

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin, Mexico, Central America, South America

Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America

1.4 Types

Not Available

Perennials

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Coastal Regions

Desert

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

11-15

2-11

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12 - 6

1.8 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

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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150.00 cm

Rank: 87 (Overall)▶

30.50 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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60.00 cm

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20.30 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

Yellow, Gold

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Red

Sandy Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Lobed

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs more water during establishment

Average Water Needs

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

Neutral

Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

14-14-14 Fertilizer, Compost

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Anthracnose, Aphids, Red blotch, Rust

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Heat Tolerance, Salt and Soil Compaction

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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95% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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30% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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61% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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50% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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65% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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15% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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22% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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14% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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3% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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5.9 Invasive

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1% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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49% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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5.11 Attracts

Aphids, Not Available, Squirrels

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Stomach pain, Vomiting

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Used in parkland

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Anti-ageing, Blackheads, Reduce Bruises

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6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Shadow Tree, Soil protection

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Dehydration, Diabetes, Diarrhea, Nutrients, Weight loss

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6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Flowers, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Application in Handicrafts, Food for animals, Showy Purposes

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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18% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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31% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Herb, Vegetable

Bedding Plant, Container

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Manilkara zapota

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum

7.2 Common Name

sapodilla , chikoo, Sapota

Butter Daisy, Melampodium

7.2.1 In Hindi

चीकू

Melampodium

7.2.2 In German

Breiapfelbaum

Melmpodiam

7.2.3 In French

Sapotillier

Melmpodiam

7.2.4 In Spanish

chicle

Melmpodiam

7.2.5 In Greek

sapodilla

Melmpodiam

7.2.6 In Portuguese

sapodilla

Melmpodiam

7.2.7 In Polish

Pigwica właściwa, sapodilla

Melmpodiam

7.2.8 In Latin

sapodilla

Melmpodiam

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Ericales

Asterales

8.5 Family

Sapotaceae

Asteraceae

8.6 Genus

Abelia

Melampodium

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Sapoteae

Millerieae

8.9 Subfamily

Sapotoideae

Asteroideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Sapodilla and Melampodium

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

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Season and Care of Sapodilla and Melampodium

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

Sapodilla and Melampodium Physical Information

Sapodilla and Melampodium physical information is very important for comparison. Sapodilla height is 150.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Melampodium height is 30.50 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Sapodilla and Melampodium are as follows:

Sapodilla flower color: Yellow
Sapodilla leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Melampodium flower color: Yellow and Gold
Melampodium leaf color: Green

Care of Sapodilla and Melampodium

Care of Sapodilla and Melampodium include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sapodilla pruning is done Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness and Melampodium pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Sapodilla 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.