1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants
Perennial
1.3 Origin
Mexico, Central America
World, Pandemic, North America, Europe, Africa, Asia
1.4 Types
MELAMPODIUM divaricatum 'Million Gold', MELAMPODIUM leucanthum, MELAMPODIUM divaricatum
Alizes
Bumblebee Deelite
Maui Moonlight
Langport Wren
Sarah Taylor
Titan's Glory
Thornbird
Jane Phillips
Orinoco Flow
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Loamy soils, Sandy areas, Well Drained
gardens, Hillside, Riverbanks, Warmer regions, Wet forest
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.9 AHS Heat Zone
1.10 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
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1.11 Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
3.1.2 Minimum Width
3.2 Plant Color
3.2.1 Flower Color
Yellow, Gold
White, Yellow, Blue, Purple, Orange, Pink, Rose, Coral, Peach, Burgundy, Lavender, Plum, Orange Red, Dark Salmon, Bronze, Chocolate, Black
3.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
3.2.3 Fruit Color
Sandy Brown
Not Available
3.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
3.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
3.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
3.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
3.3 Shape
3.3.1 Leaf Shape
3.4 Thorns
4 Season
4.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Not Available
4.2 Growing Conditions
4.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.3.2 Growth Rate
4.3.4 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
4.3.5 The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.3.7 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
4.3.10 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Not Available
4.3.12 Repeat Bloomer
4.4 Tolerances
5 Care
5.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
5.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
From Rhizomes, Stem Planting
5.4 Plant Maintenance
6.2 Watering Plants
6.3.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Does not require lot of watering, Keep ground moist, Water when soil is dry
6.3.3 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
6.3.5 In Spring
6.3.8 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
6.4 Soil
6.4.1 Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
6.4.3 Soil Type
Loam, Sandy
Clay, Loam, Sand
6.4.5 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
6.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
7.2 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
7.4 Fertilizers
slow-release fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
7.6 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Bacterial Diseases, Fungal Diseases, Viruses
7.7 Plant Tolerance
8 Facts
8.1 Flowers
8.1.2 Flower Petal Number
8.2 Fruits
8.2.1 Showy Fruit
8.2.3 Edible Fruit
8.4 Fragrance
8.4.2 Fragrant Flower
8.4.4 Fragrant Fruit
8.4.6 Fragrant Leaf
8.6.1 Fragrant Bark/Stem
8.8 Showy Foliage
8.10 Showy Bark
9.1 Foliage Texture
9.3 Foliage Sheen
9.4 Evergreen
9.6 Invasive
9.7 Self-Sowing
9.9 Attracts
Butterflies
Bees, Butterflies
9.10 Allergy
allergic reaction, Avoid during Pregnancy
Asthma
10 Benefits
10.1 Uses
10.1.2 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Showy Purposes
10.1.4 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
10.1.5 Edible Uses
10.2.1 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
10.4 Plant Benefits
10.4.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
No Medicinal Use
10.5.1 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Seeds
Flowers, Leaves, Rhizomes, Root
10.5.2 Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Making Perfumes, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Used as a sedative, Used as essential oil
10.7 Used As Indoor Plant
10.8 Used As Outdoor Plant
10.10 Garden Design
Bonsai, Container
Bedding Plant, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
11 Scientific Name
11.1 Botanical Name
MELAMPODIUM divaricatum 'Showstar'
IRIS
11.3 Common Name
11.4.1 In Hindi
11.5.1 In German
12.1.1 In French
12.1.3 In Spanish
12.1.5 In Greek
12.1.7 In Portuguese
12.1.8 In Polish
12.1.10 In Latin
13 Classification
13.1 Kingdom
13.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
13.4 Class
13.7 Order
14.3 Family
14.4 Genus
14.5 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Campanuliden, Dicotyledonous
Angiosperms, Monocots
14.6 Tribe
14.7 Subfamily
14.8 Number of Species