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Butter Daisy

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What is

Life Span

Annual
Annual

Type

Flowering Plants
Flowering Plants

Origin

Mexico, Central America
South America

Types

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum 'Million Gold', MELAMPODIUM leucanthum, MELAMPODIUM divaricatum
Portulaca grandiflora

Number of Varieties

850
0 40000
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Habitat

Loamy soils, Sandy areas, Well Drained
gardens, Roadsides, Waste areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-95-11
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
A1, A2, 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
Prostrate/Trailing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.96 cm10.20 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

30.48 cm20.30 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Gold
Red

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Sandy Brown
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Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green
Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate
Needle like

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate
Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought, Heat Tolerance

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs
Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Slightly Acidic

Soil Type

Loam, Sandy
Well drained

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun

Pruning

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

Fertilizers

slow-release fertilizers
Requires high amount of nitrogen

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Aphids, Botrytis Blight, Brown Spots, Gray mold, Root rot, Stem rot

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought, Heat Tolerance

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
Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Butterflies
Butterflies

Allergy

allergic reaction, Avoid during Pregnancy
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Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
Skin Problems

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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Depurative, Insect Bites, Liver problems, Snakebite, Swelling

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds
Flowers, Leaves, Stem, Whole plant

Other Uses

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

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Bonsai, Container
Cottage garden, Edible

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum 'Showstar'
PORTULACA grandiflora

Common Name

Butter Daisy
Moss Rose, Portulaca, Sundial Scarlet Portulaca

In Hindi

Butterdaisy Plant
Portulaca

In German

Butterdaisy Pflanze
Portulak

In French

Butterdaisy Plante
portulaca

In Spanish

Planta Butterdaisy
Portulaca

In Greek

Butterdaisy φυτών
Portulaca

In Portuguese

Butterdaisy Planta
Portulaca

In Polish

Butterdaisy roślin
Portulaca

In Latin

Planta Butterdaisy
Portulaca

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales
Caryophyllales

Family

Asteraceae
Portulacaceae

Genus

Melampodium
Portulaca

Clade

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

Tribe

Millerieae
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Subfamily

Asteroideae
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Number of Species

421
1 27800
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Difference Between Butter Daisy and Portulaca

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

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Importance of Butter Daisy and Portulaca

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Butter Daisy and Portulaca. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Butter Daisy and Portulaca 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 Portulaca is Depurative, Insect Bites, Liver problems, Snakebite and Swelling. Butter Daisy has beauty benefits as follows: while Portulaca has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Butter Daisy vs Portulaca

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 Portulaca 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 Portulaca 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 Portulaca has no showy fruits. Also Butter Daisy is flowering and Portulaca is not flowering . You can compare Butter Daisy and Portulaca facts and facts of other plants too.