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What is

Life Span

Annual
Annual

Type

Flowering Plants
Shrub

Origin

Mexico, Central America
Europe, Northern Africa, Asia

Types

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum 'Million Gold', MELAMPODIUM leucanthum, MELAMPODIUM divaricatum
Malva sylvestris

Number of Varieties

850
0 40000
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Habitat

Loamy soils, Sandy areas, Well Drained
Cultivated Beds

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-94-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 6
10 - 1

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
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Habit

Clump-Forming
Prostrate/Trailing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.96 cm20.30 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

30.48 cm25.40 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Gold
White, Purple, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Sandy Brown
Green, Tan

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green
Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate
Lobed

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall
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Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Average

Bloom Time

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

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs
Medium

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral
Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sandy
Well drained

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Sandy

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Part sun

Pruning

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

Fertilizers

slow-release fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Flower Petal Number

Single
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Medium
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Sometimes
Sometimes

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Butterflies
Butterflies

Allergy

allergic reaction, Avoid during Pregnancy
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Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
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Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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anti-inflammatory, Burns, Eczema, Gastritis, Inflammation, Insect Bites, Kidney problems, Respiratory Disorders, Ulcers

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds
Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Bonsai, Container
Groundcover

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum 'Showstar'
Malva Neglecta

Common Name

Butter Daisy
Common Mallow

In Hindi

Butterdaisy Plant
malva neglecta

In German

Butterdaisy Pflanze
malva neglecta

In French

Butterdaisy Plante
malva neglecta

In Spanish

Planta Butterdaisy
Malva neglecta

In Greek

Butterdaisy φυτών
Malva neglecta

In Portuguese

Butterdaisy Planta
malva neglecta

In Polish

Butterdaisy roślin
Ślaz zaniedbany

In Latin

Planta Butterdaisy
neglecta malva

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales
Malvales

Family

Asteraceae
Malvaceae

Genus

Melampodium
Malva

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Campanuliden, Dicotyledonous
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Millerieae
Malveae

Subfamily

Asteroideae
Malvoideae

Number of Species

4230
1 27800
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Difference Between Butter Daisy and Common Mallow

If you are confused whether Butter Daisy or Common Mallow are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Butter Daisy and Common Mallow Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Butter Daisy are slow-release fertilizers, whereas for Common Mallow fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Butter Daisy and Common Mallow if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Butter Daisy and Common Mallow

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Butter Daisy and Common Mallow. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Butter Daisy and Common Mallow as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Butter Daisy is whereas of Common Mallow is anti-inflammatory, Burns, Eczema, Gastritis, Inflammation, Insect Bites, Kidney problems, Respiratory Disorders and Ulcers. Butter Daisy has beauty benefits as follows: while Common Mallow has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Butter Daisy vs Common Mallow

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Butter Daisy vs Common Mallow and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Butter Daisy are allergic reaction and Avoid during Pregnancy whereas of Common Mallow have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Butter Daisy has no showy fruits and Common Mallow has no showy fruits. Also Butter Daisy is flowering and Common Mallow is not flowering . You can compare Butter Daisy and Common Mallow facts and facts of other plants too.