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Butter Daisy
Butter Daisy

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What is

Life Span

Annual
Annual

Type

Flowering Plants
Flowering Plants, Herbs, Shrubs

Origin

Mexico, Central America
Southern Asia, India

Types

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum 'Million Gold', MELAMPODIUM leucanthum, MELAMPODIUM divaricatum
Crotalaria benghalensis Lam. Crotalaria fenestrata Sims Crotalaria ferestrata Sims Crotalaria porrecta Wall. Crotalaria sericea Willd. Crotalaria tenuifolia Roxb. Crotalaria viminea Wall.

Number of Varieties

87
0 40000
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Habitat

Loamy soils, Sandy areas, Well Drained
Mountain tops, Temperate Regions, Terrestrial

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-98-11
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 6
12 - 4

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, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.96 cm90.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

30.48 cm90.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Gold
Yellow, Gold

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Sandy Brown
Black

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green
Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate
Ovate

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
Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate
Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs
Does not require lot of watering, Requires watering in the growing season

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
Clay, Loam, Sandy

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
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove deadheads, Shape and thin as needed

Fertilizers

slow-release fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Insects, Moth, 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
Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Sometimes
Sometimes

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Butterflies
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Allergy

allergic reaction, Avoid during Pregnancy
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Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
-

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
Antispasmodic, Cold, Cough, Diarrhea, Digestive disorders, Jaundice, Liver problems, Urinary tract problems, Wounds

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds
Fruits, Leaves

Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant
Culinary use

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Bonsai, Container
Edging

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum 'Showstar'
Apocynum cannabinum

Common Name

Butter Daisy
Dogbane, milkweed, honeybloom, bitter root, black hemp, hemp dogbane, lechuguilla, westernwall

In Hindi

Butterdaisy Plant
भारतीय गांजा

In German

Butterdaisy Pflanze
Indischer Hanf

In French

Butterdaisy Plante
chanvre indien

In Spanish

Planta Butterdaisy
El cáñamo indio

In Greek

Butterdaisy φυτών
ινδική κάνναβη

In Portuguese

Butterdaisy Planta
cânhamo indiano

In Polish

Butterdaisy roślin
Konopie indyjskie

In Latin

Planta Butterdaisy
Latin Hemp

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
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Class

Magnoliopsida
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Order

Asterales
Fabales

Family

Asteraceae
Fabaceae

Genus

Melampodium
Crotalaria

Clade

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

Tribe

Millerieae
Crotalarieae

Subfamily

Asteroideae
Faboideae

Number of Species

42400
1 27800
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Difference Between Butter Daisy and Indian Hemp

If you are confused whether Butter Daisy or Indian Hemp 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 Indian Hemp Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Butter Daisy are slow-release fertilizers, whereas for Indian Hemp fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Butter Daisy and Indian Hemp if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Butter Daisy and Indian Hemp

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Butter Daisy and Indian Hemp. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Butter Daisy and Indian Hemp 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 Indian Hemp is Antispasmodic, Cold, Cough, Diarrhea, Digestive disorders, Jaundice, Liver problems, Urinary tract problems and Wounds. Butter Daisy has beauty benefits as follows: while Indian Hemp has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Butter Daisy vs Indian Hemp

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 Indian Hemp 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 Indian Hemp 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 Indian Hemp has no showy fruits. Also Butter Daisy is flowering and Indian Hemp is not flowering . You can compare Butter Daisy and Indian Hemp facts and facts of other plants too.