Torenia

Butter Daisy

About Torenia and Butter Daisy

Torenia

Butter Daisy

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

1.2 Type

Herbs

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

Mexico, Central America

1.4 Types

Not Available

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

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

along watercourse, Moist Soils, shaded moist road banks

Loamy soils, Sandy areas, Well Drained

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-126-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 3

12 - 6

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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.00 cm60.96 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

20.30 cm30.48 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Yellow

Yellow, Gold

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Sandy Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Narrow and lance shape

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

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

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Pot

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, Keep the Soil well drained

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loamy

Loam, Sandy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Not Available

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial shade, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

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

4.8 Fertilizers

20-20-20 amount

slow-release fertilizers

4.9 Pests and Diseases

fungus, Red blotch

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Shade areas

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

✔ ✘

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

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

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

allergic reaction, Avoid during Pregnancy

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

cornea infecion, gonorrhoea

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Stem

Flowers, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used for its medicinal properties

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Not Available

Bonsai, Container

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

TORENIA 'Dantorwhite'

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum 'Showstar'

7.2 Common Name

Bluewings, Torenia, White Moon Torenia, Wishbone Flower

Butter Daisy

7.2.1 In Hindi

Torenia

Butterdaisy Plant

7.2.2 In German

Torenia

Butterdaisy Pflanze

7.2.3 In French

Torénia

Butterdaisy Plante

7.2.4 In Spanish

Torenia

Planta Butterdaisy

7.2.5 In Greek

Torenia

Butterdaisy φυτών

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Torenia

Butterdaisy Planta

7.2.7 In Polish

Torenia

Butterdaisy roślin

7.2.8 In Latin

Torenia

Planta Butterdaisy

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Scrophulariales

Asterales

8.5 Family

Scrophulariaceae

Asteraceae

8.6 Genus

Torenia

Melampodium

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Campanuliden, Dicotyledonous

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Millerieae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Asteroideae

8.10 Number of Species

3NA

1 27800

Properties of Torenia and Butter Daisy

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

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Season and Care of Torenia and Butter Daisy

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

Torenia and Butter Daisy Physical Information

Torenia and Butter Daisy physical information is very important for comparison. Torenia height is 30.00 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Butter Daisy height is 60.96 cm and width 30.48 cm. The color specification of Torenia and Butter Daisy are as follows:

Torenia flower color: White and Yellow
Torenia leaf color: Green
Butter Daisy flower color: Yellow and Gold
Butter Daisy leaf color: Green

Care of Torenia and Butter Daisy

Care of Torenia and Butter Daisy include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Torenia pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Butter Daisy pruning is done Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Torenia 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.