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What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants
Vegetable

Origin

Mexico, Central America
Southeastern Asia, India

Types

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum 'Million Gold', MELAMPODIUM leucanthum, MELAMPODIUM divaricatum
Basella rubra, L.Basella oleracea, Landw.Basella lucida, L.Basella japonica, Burm.f.Basella cordifolia,

Number of Varieties

810
0 40000
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Habitat

Loamy soils, Sandy areas, Well Drained
gardens

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-9-9999
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 6
12-7

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

Habit

Clump-Forming
Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.96 cm2.40 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

30.48 cm20.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Gold
White, Pink, Light Pink

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Sandy Brown
Purple, Black

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Green, Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate
Round

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
Clay, Loam

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
Keep ground moist, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply, Water less during winter

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

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 dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires very little pruning

Fertilizers

slow-release fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Insects, Mites

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

Sometimes
Sometimes

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Butterflies
-

Allergy

allergic reaction, Avoid during Pregnancy
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
-

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
Astringent

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds
Fruits, Leaves

Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant
Culinary use, Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Bonsai, Container
Container, Edible, Groundcover, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum 'Showstar'
BASELLA alba

Common Name

Butter Daisy
Ceylon Spinach, Indian Spinach, Malabar Spinach

In Hindi

Butterdaisy Plant
भारतीय पालक

In German

Butterdaisy Pflanze
Indian Spinat

In French

Butterdaisy Plante
épinards indienne

In Spanish

Planta Butterdaisy
espinaca india

In Greek

Butterdaisy φυτών
Ινδικό Σπανάκι

In Portuguese

Butterdaisy Planta
espinafre indiano

In Polish

Butterdaisy roślin
Indyjski szpinak

In Latin

Planta Butterdaisy
Spinach Indian

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
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Class

Magnoliopsida
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Order

Asterales
Caryophyllales

Family

Asteraceae
Basellaceae

Genus

Melampodium
Basella

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Campanuliden, Dicotyledonous
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Millerieae
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Subfamily

Asteroideae
-

Number of Species

425
1 27800
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Difference Between Butter Daisy and Indian Spinach

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Importance of Butter Daisy and Indian Spinach

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Compare Facts of Butter Daisy vs Indian Spinach

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 Spinach 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 Spinach 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 Spinach has showy fruits. Also Butter Daisy is flowering and Indian Spinach is not flowering . You can compare Butter Daisy and Indian Spinach facts and facts of other plants too.