1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Ornamental Plants
Flowering Plants
1.3 Origin
Africa, Southern Asia
Mexico, Central America
1.4 Types
Not Available
MELAMPODIUM divaricatum 'Million Gold', MELAMPODIUM leucanthum, MELAMPODIUM divaricatum
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Mediterranean region, Subtropical climates, tropical environments, Tropical regions
Loamy soils, Sandy areas, Well Drained
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 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
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
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
90.00 cm60.96 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
45.70 cm30.48 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Yellow, Red, Green, Burgundy
Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sandy
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Clay, Loamy, Sand
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
4.7 Pruning
No need to prune, No pruning needed, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, organic fertlizers
slow-release fertilizers
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Prodenia, Red blotch
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Not Available
Butterflies
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
allergic reaction, Avoid during Pregnancy
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Flowers, Seeds
6.2.3 Other Uses
Not Available
Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Tropical
Bonsai, Container
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
AMARANTHUS tricolor 'Perfecta'
MELAMPODIUM divaricatum 'Showstar'
7.2 Common Name
Joseph's Coat
Butter Daisy
7.2.1 In Hindi
tandalja bhaji
Butterdaisy Plant
7.2.2 In German
Tampala
Butterdaisy Pflanze
7.2.3 In French
Tampala
Butterdaisy Plante
7.2.4 In Spanish
Tampala
Planta Butterdaisy
7.2.5 In Greek
Tampala
Butterdaisy φυτών
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Tampala
Butterdaisy Planta
7.2.7 In Polish
Tampala
Butterdaisy roślin
7.2.8 In Latin
Tampala
Planta Butterdaisy
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Campanuliden, Dicotyledonous
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Amaranthoideae
Asteroideae
8.10 Number of Species