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What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants
Tree

Origin

Mexico, Central America
Southeastern United States, Caribbean, Central America

Types

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum 'Million Gold', MELAMPODIUM leucanthum, MELAMPODIUM divaricatum
tourist tree, turpentine tree, chaca

Number of Varieties

81
0 40000
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Habitat

Loamy soils, Sandy areas, Well Drained
Riverbanks, Sandy stream banks, Tropical rainforest

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-910-15
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 6
12-10

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
H1, H2, 13, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming
Twisted/Contorted

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.96 cm460.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

30.48 cm760.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Gold
Ivory

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Sandy Brown
Crimson, Copper

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
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Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate
Compound

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

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
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate
Summer, Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought, Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs
occasional watering once established

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sandy
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial 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
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Butterflies
Birds, Butterflies, Deers, Hummingbirds

Allergy

allergic reaction, Avoid during Pregnancy
allergic reaction, Eye irritation, Mouth itching, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Bonsai

Beauty Benefits

-
Improve skin condition, Making cosmetics, Removes pimples

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification, Forms dense stands, Nesting sites for birds, soil stabilisation

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
Aging, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, Headache

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds
Bark, Leaves

Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant
Application in Furniture, Can be made into a herbal tea, Cosmetics

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Bonsai, Container
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum 'Showstar'
BURSERA simaruba

Common Name

Butter Daisy
Gumbo Limbo, Tourist Tree, Turpentine Tree

In Hindi

Butterdaisy Plant
Bursera simaruba

In German

Butterdaisy Pflanze
Bursera simaruba

In French

Butterdaisy Plante
Bursera simaruba

In Spanish

Planta Butterdaisy
Bursera simaruba

In Greek

Butterdaisy φυτών
Bursera simaruba

In Portuguese

Butterdaisy Planta
Bursera simaruba

In Polish

Butterdaisy roślin
Bursera simaruba

In Latin

Planta Butterdaisy
Bursera simaruba

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms

Class

Magnoliopsida
Eudicotyledones

Order

Asterales
Sapindales

Family

Asteraceae
Burseraceae

Genus

Melampodium
Bursera

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Campanuliden, Dicotyledonous
Eudicots

Tribe

Millerieae
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Subfamily

Asteroideae
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Number of Species

4210
1 27800
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Difference Between Butter Daisy and Gumbo Limbo

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Importance of Butter Daisy and Gumbo Limbo

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Compare Facts of Butter Daisy vs Gumbo Limbo

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 Gumbo Limbo 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 Gumbo Limbo have allergic reaction, Eye irritation, Mouth itching and Vomiting respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Butter Daisy has no showy fruits and Gumbo Limbo has showy fruits. Also Butter Daisy is flowering and Gumbo Limbo is not flowering . You can compare Butter Daisy and Gumbo Limbo facts and facts of other plants too.