Snakewood Tree

Melampodium

About Snakewood Tree and Melampodium

Snakewood Tree

Melampodium

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Tree

Perennial

Origin

Caribbean, South America

Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America

Types

Perennials

Number of Varieties

1040

0 40000

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Habitat

Primary Rainforest, Riverbanks, subtropical regions, Tropical regions

Desert

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-152-11

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-9

12 - 6

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 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

850.00 cm30.50 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

40.00 cm20.30 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Yellow, Light Green, Ivory

Yellow, Gold

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Ivory

Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Circular and deeply palmately-lobed

Lobed

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

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, Alkaline

Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Well drained

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

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

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Bold

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds, Fruit Bats

Butterflies

Allergy

Antibacterial, Anti-inflammatory

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antidiabetic, Asthma

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Fruits, Latex, Leaves

Flowers, Seeds

Other Uses

Used in making tea, Used in pies, cakes

Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Tropical

Bedding Plant, Container

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CECROPIA palmata

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum

Common Name

Snakewood Tree

Butter Daisy, Melampodium

In Hindi

Snakewood Tree

Melampodium

In German

Schlangenholz -Baum

Melmpodiam

In French

Amourette Arbre

Melmpodiam

In Spanish

Árbol de madera de serpiente

Melmpodiam

In Greek

Snakewood Tree

Melmpodiam

In Portuguese

Snakewood Tree

Melmpodiam

In Polish

Snakewood Tree

Melmpodiam

In Latin

Snakewood Tree

Melmpodiam

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Angiosperms

Magnoliophyta

Class

Eudicotyledoneae

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales

Asterales

Family

Urticaceae

Asteraceae

Genus

Cecropia

Melampodium

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Millerieae

Subfamily

Asteroideae

Number of Species

6139

1 27800

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Properties of Snakewood Tree and Melampodium

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

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Season and Care of Snakewood Tree and Melampodium

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

Snakewood Tree and Melampodium Physical Information

Snakewood Tree and Melampodium physical information is very important for comparison. Snakewood Tree height is 850.00 cm and width 40.00 cm whereas Melampodium height is 30.50 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Snakewood Tree and Melampodium are as follows:

Snakewood Tree flower color: Light Yellow, Light Green and Ivory
Snakewood Tree leaf color: Green
Melampodium flower color: Yellow and Gold
Melampodium leaf color: Green

Care of Snakewood Tree and Melampodium

Care of Snakewood Tree and Melampodium include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Snakewood Tree pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Melampodium pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Snakewood Tree 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.