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What is

Life Span

Annual
Annual

Type

Tree
Perennial

Origin

Middle Africa
Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America

Types

Solanum integrifolium
Perennials

Number of Varieties

1840
0 40000
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Habitat

Moist Soils
Desert

USDA Hardiness Zone

3-92-11
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1
12 - 6

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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

Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

90.00 cm30.50 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

90.00 cm20.30 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White
Yellow, Gold

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Orange, Gold, Orange Red
Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

imparipinnate
Lobed

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Fast

Type of Soil

Loam
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Summer
Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires a lot of watering
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
Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay
Well drained

Soil Drainage Capacity

Rich
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant
Showy

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

Coarse
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds
Butterflies

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Anti-oxidant, Digestive, Fiber, Minerals
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Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Seeds
Flowers, Seeds

Other Uses

Animal Feed, For making oil, Used as a nutritious food item
Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Fruit Tree
Bedding Plant, Container

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

SOLANUM integrifolium
MELAMPODIUM divaricatum

Common Name

Chinese Scarlet Eggplant, Pumpkin Tree, Turkish Eggplant, Turkish Orange Eggplant
Butter Daisy, Melampodium

In Hindi

कद्दू पेड़
Melampodium

In German

Kürbis-Baum
Melmpodiam

In French

arbre de citrouille
Melmpodiam

In Spanish

árbol de calabaza
Melmpodiam

In Greek

δέντρο κολοκύθας
Melmpodiam

In Portuguese

árvore abóbora
Melmpodiam

In Polish

drzewa dyni
Melmpodiam

In Latin

PEPO ligno
Melmpodiam

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Scrophulariales
Asterales

Family

Oleaceae
Asteraceae

Genus

Fraxinus
Melampodium

Clade

-
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

-
Millerieae

Subfamily

-
Asteroideae

Number of Species

139
1 27800
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Difference Between Pumpkin Tree and Melampodium

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

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Importance of Pumpkin Tree and Melampodium

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Pumpkin Tree and Melampodium. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Pumpkin Tree and Melampodium 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 Pumpkin Tree is Anti-oxidant, Digestive, Fiber and Minerals whereas of Melampodium is . Pumpkin Tree has beauty benefits as follows: while Melampodium has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Pumpkin Tree vs Melampodium

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 Pumpkin Tree vs Melampodium 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 Pumpkin Tree are whereas of Melampodium have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Pumpkin Tree has showy fruits and Melampodium has no showy fruits. Also Pumpkin Tree is not flowering and Melampodium is not flowering . You can compare Pumpkin Tree and Melampodium facts and facts of other plants too.