Tree Echium

Melampodium

About Tree Echium and Melampodium

Tree Echium

Melampodium

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What is

Life Span

Biennial

Annual

Type

Tree

Perennial

Origin

Canary Islands

Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America

Types

Echium pininana

Perennials

Number of Varieties

1040

0 40000

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Habitat

tropical environments

Desert

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-102-11

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1

12 - 6

Sunset Zone

21,22

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

240.00 cm30.50 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

30.00 cm20.30 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Blue, Blue Violet

Yellow, Gold

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lobed

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Medium

Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Well drained

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

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

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

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Flowers, Seeds

Other Uses

Showy Purposes

Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Bedding Plant, Container

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ECHIUM pininana

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum

Common Name

Giant Viper's Bugloss, Pine Echium, Tree Echium

Butter Daisy, Melampodium

In Hindi

Tree Echium

Melampodium

In German

Baum Aciam

Melmpodiam

In French

Arbre ACIAM

Melmpodiam

In Spanish

árbol Aciam

Melmpodiam

In Greek

δέντρο Aciam

Melmpodiam

In Portuguese

árvore Aciam

Melmpodiam

In Polish

drzewo Aciam

Melmpodiam

In Latin

lignum Aciam

Melmpodiam

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Asterales

Family

Boraginaceae

Asteraceae

Genus

Echium

Melampodium

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Millerieae

Subfamily

Asteroideae

Number of Species

6039

1 27800

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Properties of Tree Echium and Melampodium

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

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Season and Care of Tree Echium and Melampodium

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

Tree Echium and Melampodium Physical Information

Tree Echium and Melampodium physical information is very important for comparison. Tree Echium height is 240.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Melampodium height is 30.50 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Tree Echium and Melampodium are as follows:

Tree Echium flower color: Light Blue and Blue Violet
Tree Echium leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Melampodium flower color: Yellow and Gold
Melampodium leaf color: Green

Care of Tree Echium and Melampodium

Care of Tree Echium and Melampodium include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Tree Echium 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 Tree Echium 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.