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What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants
Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Origin

Mexico, Central America
Asia, North America, Southern Europe

Types

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum 'Million Gold', MELAMPODIUM leucanthum, MELAMPODIUM divaricatum
Aristocrat, Buckeye Belle, Henry Bockstoce , Abalone Pearl, Coral Supreme, Cytherea, Charlie's White

Number of Varieties

830
0 40000
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Habitat

Loamy soils, Sandy areas, Well Drained
Hillside, Woods

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-93-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 6
8-1

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, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22

Habit

Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.96 cm76.20 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

30.48 cm61.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Gold
Pink, Red, White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
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Fruit Color

Sandy Brown
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Dark Green, Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green
Bronze, Dark Green, Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate
Compound

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Part sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Slow

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Loamy

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate
Spring, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
-

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs
Does not require lot of watering, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Needs watering once a week, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Water occasionally

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
Loamy

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun, Part sun

Pruning

Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Do not prune during shooting season, Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

Fertilizers

slow-release fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot, Stem spot, Viruses

Plant Tolerance

Drought
-

Facts

Flowers

Flower Petal Number

Single
Semi-Double

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

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Butterflies
Ants

Allergy

allergic reaction, Avoid during Pregnancy
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Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Beauty Benefits

-
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Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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Cough, Gout, Headache, Heartburn, Kidney problems, Upset stomach, Urinary tract problems

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds
Flowers, Root, Seeds

Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Bonsai, Container
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum 'Showstar'
Paeonia suffruticosa

Common Name

Butter Daisy
Peony

In Hindi

Butterdaisy Plant
Peony

In German

Butterdaisy Pflanze
Pfingstrose

In French

Butterdaisy Plante
Pivoine

In Spanish

Planta Butterdaisy
Peonía

In Greek

Butterdaisy φυτών
παιωνία

In Portuguese

Butterdaisy Planta
Peônia

In Polish

Butterdaisy roślin
Piwonia

In Latin

Planta Butterdaisy
AGLAOPHOTIS

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales
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Family

Asteraceae
Paeoniaceae

Genus

Melampodium
Paeonia

Clade

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

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 Peony

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Importance of Butter Daisy and Peony

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Butter Daisy and Peony. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Butter Daisy and Peony 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 Peony is Cough, Gout, Headache, Heartburn, Kidney problems, Upset stomach and Urinary tract problems. Butter Daisy has beauty benefits as follows: while Peony has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Butter Daisy vs Peony

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 Peony 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 Peony 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 Peony has no showy fruits. Also Butter Daisy is flowering and Peony is flowering. You can compare Butter Daisy and Peony facts and facts of other plants too.