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What is

Life Span

Annual
Annual

Type

Flowering Plants
Vegetable

Origin

Mexico, Central America
Central America, Mexico

Types

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum 'Million Gold', MELAMPODIUM leucanthum, MELAMPODIUM divaricatum
Slicing, Pickling and burpless

Number of Varieties

83
0 40000
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Habitat

Loamy soils, Sandy areas, Well Drained
Floodplains, Wet forest

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-97-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 6
12-1

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
A3, 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

Habit

Clump-Forming
Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.96 cm15.20 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

30.48 cm180.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Gold
Yellow, Gold

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Sandy Brown
Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green
Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
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Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate
Heart-shaped

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs
Keep ground moist, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular 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
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
Prune after flowering, Remove shoots

Fertilizers

slow-release fertilizers
Compost, organic fertlizers

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Bacteria wilt, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Fusarium wilt, Leaf spot, Striped cucumber beetles

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Cold climate

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
Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Butterflies
Ants, Birds, Flying insects, Insects, Rats, Squirrels

Allergy

allergic reaction, Avoid during Pregnancy
Throat itching, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Food for animals, Food for birds

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
Antioxidants, Combats Stress, Fiber, Improve heart health, Indigestion, Inflammation, Rich in Iron

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds
Fruits, Seeds

Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Bonsai, Container
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum 'Showstar'
MELOTHRIA scabra

Common Name

Butter Daisy
Mexican Sour Gherkins, cucamelon

In Hindi

Butterdaisy Plant
Mousemelon

In German

Butterdaisy Pflanze
Maus Melone

In French

Butterdaisy Plante
Mousemelon

In Spanish

Planta Butterdaisy
Mousemelon

In Greek

Butterdaisy φυτών
πεπόνι ποντίκι

In Portuguese

Butterdaisy Planta
melão rato

In Polish

Butterdaisy roślin
mysz melona

In Latin

Planta Butterdaisy
mouse melon

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales
Cucurbitales

Family

Asteraceae
Cucurbitaceae

Genus

Melampodium
Cucumis

Clade

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

Tribe

Millerieae
Melothrieae

Subfamily

Asteroideae
Cucurbitoideae

Number of Species

4250
1 27800
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Difference Between Butter Daisy and Mouse Melon

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

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Importance of Butter Daisy and Mouse Melon

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Butter Daisy and Mouse Melon. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Butter Daisy and Mouse Melon 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 Mouse Melon is Antioxidants, Combats Stress, Fiber, Improve heart health, Indigestion, Inflammation and Rich in Iron. Butter Daisy has beauty benefits as follows: while Mouse Melon has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Butter Daisy vs Mouse Melon

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