1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants
Vegetable
1.3 Origin
Mexico, Central America
Southeastern Asia, India
1.4 Types
MELAMPODIUM divaricatum 'Million Gold', MELAMPODIUM leucanthum, MELAMPODIUM divaricatum
Basella rubra, L.Basella oleracea, Landw.Basella lucida, L.Basella japonica, Burm.f.Basella cordifolia,
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Loamy soils, Sandy areas, Well Drained
gardens
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
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
H1, H2, 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
Vining/Climbing
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
60.96 cm2.40 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Yellow, Gold
White, Pink, Light Pink
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Sandy Brown
Purple, Black
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green, Dark Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Keep ground moist, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply, Water less during winter
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires very little pruning
4.8 Fertilizers
slow-release fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Insects, Mites
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
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
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Butterflies
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
allergic reaction, Avoid during Pregnancy
no allergic reactions
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Seeds
Fruits, Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Culinary use, Used As Food
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Bonsai, Container
Container, Edible, Groundcover, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
MELAMPODIUM divaricatum 'Showstar'
BASELLA alba
7.2 Common Name
Butter Daisy
Ceylon Spinach, Indian Spinach, Malabar Spinach
7.2.1 In Hindi
Butterdaisy Plant
भारतीय पालक
7.2.2 In German
Butterdaisy Pflanze
Indian Spinat
7.2.3 In French
Butterdaisy Plante
épinards indienne
7.2.4 In Spanish
Planta Butterdaisy
espinaca india
7.2.5 In Greek
Butterdaisy φυτών
Ινδικό Σπανάκι
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Butterdaisy Planta
espinafre indiano
7.2.7 In Polish
Butterdaisy roślin
Indyjski szpinak
7.2.8 In Latin
Planta Butterdaisy
Spinach Indian
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Not Available
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Not Available
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Campanuliden, Dicotyledonous
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Asteroideae
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species