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Butter Daisy
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What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants
Aquatics

Origin

Mexico, Central America
North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, Western United States, California, Canada

Types

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum 'Million Gold', MELAMPODIUM leucanthum, MELAMPODIUM divaricatum
Typha angustifolia

Number of Varieties

83
0 40000
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Habitat

Loamy soils, Sandy areas, Well Drained
Bog Garden, Ponds

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-93-10
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 6
10-1

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
21,22

Habit

Clump-Forming
Thicket/Colonizing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.96 cm120.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

30.48 cm240.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Gold
Light Yellow, Light Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
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Fruit Color

Sandy Brown
Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green
Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate
Flat, Narrow

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Poorly Drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate
Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Wet Site

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Divison, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs
Needs Very high moisture

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sandy
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Poorly Drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves

Fertilizers

slow-release fertilizers
Nutrient Rich Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
-

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Flower Petal Number

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
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Sometimes
Sometimes

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Butterflies
Wildlife

Allergy

allergic reaction, Avoid during Pregnancy
Mild Allergen

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Cut Flowers, Wild gardens

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
anticoagulant, Diuretic, Haemostatic, Miscellany

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds
Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem

Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant
Used as a thickener in soups, Used to make biscuits, Used to produce edible oil, Used to yield a sweet syrup

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Bonsai, Container
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum 'Showstar'
TYPHA angustifolia

Common Name

Butter Daisy
Narrowleaf Cattail, Lesser Reedmace

In Hindi

Butterdaisy Plant
Narrowleaf Cattail

In German

Butterdaisy Pflanze
Schmalblättriger Cattail

In French

Butterdaisy Plante
Narrowleaf Cattail

In Spanish

Planta Butterdaisy
Espadaña de hoja estrecha

In Greek

Butterdaisy φυτών
στενόφυλλα Cattail

In Portuguese

Butterdaisy Planta
Narrowleaf Tifa

In Polish

Butterdaisy roślin
Wąskolistne Cattail

In Latin

Planta Butterdaisy
Cattail glaucescens

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida

Order

Asterales
Typhales

Family

Asteraceae
Typhaceae

Genus

Melampodium
Typha

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Campanuliden, Dicotyledonous
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Millerieae
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Subfamily

Asteroideae
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Number of Species

4230
1 27800
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Difference Between Butter Daisy and Narrowleaf Cattail

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Importance of Butter Daisy and Narrowleaf Cattail

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Butter Daisy and Narrowleaf Cattail. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Butter Daisy and Narrowleaf Cattail 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 Narrowleaf Cattail is anticoagulant, Diuretic, Haemostatic and Miscellany. Butter Daisy has beauty benefits as follows: while Narrowleaf Cattail has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Butter Daisy vs Narrowleaf Cattail

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