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What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants
Tree

Origin

Mexico, Central America
Southeastern Asia, China

Types

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum 'Million Gold', MELAMPODIUM leucanthum, MELAMPODIUM divaricatum
Brewster, Mauritius, Hak ip

Number of Varieties

830
0 40000
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Habitat

Loamy soils, Sandy areas, Well Drained
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions, Warmer regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-910-11
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 6
12-9

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, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.96 cm910.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

30.48 cm1,070.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Gold
Light Yellow, Yellow green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Sandy Brown
Red, Magenta

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Red, Dark Green, Copper

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate
Long Linear

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
Slow

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate
Early Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
-

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
High

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs
Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Twice a week

In Winter

Average Water
Regular watering required

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

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
Prune after harvesting, Prune lower leaves, Prune to control growth

Fertilizers

slow-release fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize after blooming period

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Aphids, fungus, Leaf curl

Plant Tolerance

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
-

Allergy

allergic reaction, Avoid during Pregnancy
Itchiness

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
-

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
anti-allergy, Bone strength, Digestive disorders, Heart problems

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds
Fruits

Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Bonsai, Container
Edible, Feature Plant, Foundation, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Hedges, Shade Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum 'Showstar'
LITCHI chinensis

Common Name

Butter Daisy
Litchee, Litchi, Lychee

In Hindi

Butterdaisy Plant
लीची

In German

Butterdaisy Pflanze
Lychee

In French

Butterdaisy Plante
Lychee

In Spanish

Planta Butterdaisy
Lychee

In Greek

Butterdaisy φυτών
λίτσι

In Portuguese

Butterdaisy Planta
lichia

In Polish

Butterdaisy roślin
Lychee

In Latin

Planta Butterdaisy
Lychee

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales
Sapindales

Family

Asteraceae
Sapindaceae

Genus

Melampodium
Litchi Sonn

Clade

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

Tribe

Millerieae
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Subfamily

Asteroideae
Sapindoideae

Number of Species

423
1 27800
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Difference Between Butter Daisy and Lychee

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Importance of Butter Daisy and Lychee

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Butter Daisy and Lychee. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Butter Daisy and Lychee 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 Lychee is anti-allergy, Bone strength, Digestive disorders and Heart problems. Butter Daisy has beauty benefits as follows: while Lychee has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Butter Daisy vs Lychee

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 Lychee 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 Lychee have Itchiness respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Butter Daisy has no showy fruits and Lychee has showy fruits. Also Butter Daisy is flowering and Lychee is not flowering . You can compare Butter Daisy and Lychee facts and facts of other plants too.