Bluebonnet

Gillyflower

About Bluebonnet and Gillyflower

Bluebonnet

Gillyflower

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Herbaceous Perennial

1.3 Origin

Texas

Northwestern United States, California, Canada

1.4 Types

Lupinus adsurgens, Lupinus affinis, Lupinus albicaulis

Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

7.3 Habitat

Loamy soils, Sandy areas

Cultivated Beds

7.5 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-85-9

0 99

7.13 AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1

12 - 1

7.14 Sunset Zone

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

7.15 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

8 Information

8.1 Plant Size

8.1.1 Minimum Height

60.96 cm38.10 cm

0.54 3900

8.1.2 Minimum Width

30.48 cm20.30 cm

0.1 6350

8.2 Plant Color

8.2.1 Flower Color

White, Blue, Purple

Light Blue, Lavender, Blue Violet

8.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

8.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

8.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Sea Green

Green

8.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Sea Green

Green

8.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Green

8.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

8.3 Shape

8.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblanceolate to oval

Oblanceolate , Ovate

8.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

9 Season

9.1 Plant Season

Spring

Spring, Summer

9.2 Growing Conditions

9.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

9.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

9.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

9.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

9.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

9.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

9.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

9.3 Tolerances

Drought

10 Care

10.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

10.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings

Seedlings

10.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

10.4 Watering Plants

10.4.1 Watering Requirements

Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water

Requires regular watering

10.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

10.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

10.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

10.5 Soil

10.5.1 Soil pH

Slightly Alkaline

Slightly Acidic

10.5.2 Soil Type

Fertile, Well drained

Sandy

10.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Not Applicable

10.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

10.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

10.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

10.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Not Available

10.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

11 Facts

11.1 Flowers

Showy

11.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

11.2 Fruits

11.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

11.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

11.3 Fragrance

11.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

11.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

11.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

11.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

11.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

11.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

11.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

11.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

11.8 Evergreen

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11.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

11.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

11.11 Attracts

Butterflies, Not Available

Butterflies

11.12 Allergy

Toxic

Not Available

12 Benefits

12.1 Uses

12.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Not Available

12.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

12.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

12.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Soil Enrichment

Air purification

12.2 Plant Benefits

12.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Expectorant, Stomachic

12.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod

12.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens

Used as a dye

12.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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12.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

12.5 Garden Design

Container, Hanging Basket

Not Available

13 Scientific Name

13.1 Botanical Name

LUPINUS subcarnosus

Matthiola incana

13.2 Common Name

Bluebonnet, Texas Bluebonnet

Blue Thimble Flower, Field Gilia, Gillyflower

13.2.1 In Hindi

Bluebonnet Plant

gillyflower

13.2.2 In German

Blaue Lupine Pflanze

Garten-Levkoje

13.2.3 In French

Bluebonnet Plante

Gillyflower

13.2.4 In Spanish

Planta bluebonnet

Gillyflower

13.2.5 In Greek

Bluebonnet φυτών

Gillyflower

13.2.6 In Portuguese

Bluebonnet de Plantas

Matthiola incana

13.2.7 In Polish

Bluebonnet roślin

Gillyflower

13.2.8 In Latin

Planta Bluebonnet

Matthiola incana

14 Classification

14.1 Kingdom

Plantae

14.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

14.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

14.4 Order

Fabales

Capparales

14.5 Family

Fabaceae

Polemoniaceae

14.6 Genus

Lupinus

Gilia

14.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

14.8 Tribe

Genisteae

Gilieae

14.9 Subfamily

Faboideae

Polemonioideae

14.10 Number of Species

200NA

1 27800

Properties of Bluebonnet and Gillyflower

Wondering what are the properties of Bluebonnet and Gillyflower? We provide you with everything About Bluebonnet and Gillyflower. Bluebonnet doesn't have thorns and Gillyflower doesn't have thorns. Also Bluebonnet does not have fragrant flowers. Bluebonnet has allergic reactions like Toxic and Gillyflower has allergic reactions like Toxic. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Bluebonnet and Gillyflower and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Bluebonnet and Gillyflower

Season and care of Bluebonnet and Gillyflower is important to know. While considering everything about Bluebonnet and Gillyflower Care, growing season is an essential factor. Bluebonnet season is Spring and Gillyflower season is Spring. The type of soil for Bluebonnet is Loam, Sand and for Gillyflower is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Bluebonnet is Neutral, Alkaline and for Gillyflower is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Bluebonnet and Gillyflower Physical Information

Bluebonnet and Gillyflower physical information is very important for comparison. Bluebonnet height is 60.96 cm and width 30.48 cm whereas Gillyflower height is 38.10 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Bluebonnet and Gillyflower are as follows:

Bluebonnet flower color: White, Blue and Purple
Bluebonnet leaf color: Green and Sea Green
Gillyflower flower color: Light Blue, Lavender and Blue Violet
Gillyflower leaf color: Green

Care of Bluebonnet and Gillyflower

Care of Bluebonnet and Gillyflower include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bluebonnet pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Gillyflower pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Bluebonnet needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Gillyflower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.