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What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants
Tree

Origin

Mexico, Central America
North America, United States, Northwestern United States, Alaska, California, Canada

Types

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum 'Million Gold', MELAMPODIUM leucanthum, MELAMPODIUM divaricatum
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Number of Varieties

830
0 40000
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Habitat

Loamy soils, Sandy areas, Well Drained
Lowland evergreen rainforest

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-94-7
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 6
7-1

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
3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17

Habit

Clump-Forming
Pyramidal

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.96 cm1,370.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

30.48 cm610.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Gold
Yellow, Red, Coral

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Sandy Brown
Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
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Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate
Ovate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast
Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Average

Bloom Time

Indeterminate
Early Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Maritime exposure, Salt water

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Layering, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

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, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sandy
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

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

Fertilizers

slow-release fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Nitrogen

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
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Plant Tolerance

Drought
Maritime exposure, Salt water

Facts

Flowers

Flower Petal Number

Single
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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
Insects

Allergy

allergic reaction, Avoid during Pregnancy
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Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
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Beauty Benefits

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Skin Problems

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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Anodyne, Appetizer, Astringent

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds
Flowers, Inner Bark, Sap

Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant
Used as a dye, used for making charcoal, Used for making informal hedge

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Bonsai, Container
Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum 'Showstar'
ALNUS rubra

Common Name

Butter Daisy
Oregon Alder, Red Alder

In Hindi

Butterdaisy Plant
red alder

In German

Butterdaisy Pflanze
rot-Erle

In French

Butterdaisy Plante
aulne rouge

In Spanish

Planta Butterdaisy
aliso rojo

In Greek

Butterdaisy φυτών
κόκκινη σκλήθρα

In Portuguese

Butterdaisy Planta
amieiro vermelho

In Polish

Butterdaisy roślin
czerwony olcha

In Latin

Planta Butterdaisy
red alnus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales
Fagales

Family

Asteraceae
Betulaceae

Genus

Melampodium
Alnus

Clade

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

Tribe

Millerieae
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Subfamily

Asteroideae
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Number of Species

4235
1 27800
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Difference Between Butter Daisy and Red Alder

If you are confused whether Butter Daisy or Red Alder 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 Red Alder Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Butter Daisy are slow-release fertilizers, whereas for Red Alder fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer and Nitrogen. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Butter Daisy and Red Alder if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Butter Daisy and Red Alder

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Butter Daisy and Red Alder. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Butter Daisy and Red Alder 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 Red Alder is Anodyne, Appetizer and Astringent. Butter Daisy has beauty benefits as follows: while Red Alder has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Butter Daisy vs Red Alder

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 Red Alder 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 Red Alder 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 Red Alder has showy fruits. Also Butter Daisy is flowering and Red Alder is not flowering . You can compare Butter Daisy and Red Alder facts and facts of other plants too.