Boxelder

Gillyflower

About Boxelder and Gillyflower

Boxelder

Gillyflower

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Herbaceous Perennial

1.3 Origin

North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Canada

Northwestern United States, California, Canada

1.4 Types

Ash leaves maple, Acer negundo califormicum tehachapi, Acer negundo Flamingo

Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Anthropogenic, Floodplains, Forests, Shores of rivers or lakes, Terrestrial

Cultivated Beds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

2-85-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-3

12 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

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

Oval or Rounded

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

2,438.40 cm38.10 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

1,524.00 cm20.30 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Red, Yellow green, Dark Red

Light Blue, Lavender, Blue Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green, Tan

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Yellow green, Brown

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Broadly Ovate

Oblanceolate , Ovate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Fall

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site, Pollution, Drought, Soil Compaction

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs watering once a week

Requires regular watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Slightly Acidic

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Sandy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Not Applicable

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune every year, Prune in early spring, Prune in late winter, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Not Available

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Pollution, Soil Compaction, Wet Site

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Aphids, Birds, Squirrels

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Asthma, Runny nose, Skin irritation

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Bonsai

Not Available

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Shadow Tree, Wildlife

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antidote, Antiemetic

Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Expectorant, Stomachic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Seeds

Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod

6.2.3 Other Uses

Can be made into a herbal tea, Decoration Purposes, Edible syrup, Used as essential oil, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Wood log is used in making fences

Used as a dye

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Screening / Wind Break

Not Available

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ACER negundo

Matthiola incana

7.2 Common Name

Ash-Leaved Maple, Boxelder

Blue Thimble Flower, Field Gilia, Gillyflower

7.2.1 In Hindi

Boxelder tree

gillyflower

7.2.2 In German

Boxelder Baum

Garten-Levkoje

7.2.3 In French

arbre boxelder

Gillyflower

7.2.4 In Spanish

árbol boxelder

Gillyflower

7.2.5 In Greek

κουφοξυλιά δέντρο

Gillyflower

7.2.6 In Portuguese

árvore Boxelder

Matthiola incana

7.2.7 In Polish

Boxelder drzewo

Gillyflower

7.2.8 In Latin

Boxelder ligno

Matthiola incana

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Sapindales

Capparales

8.5 Family

Aceraceae

Polemoniaceae

8.6 Genus

Acer

Gilia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Gilieae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Polemonioideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Boxelder and Gillyflower

Wondering what are the properties of Boxelder and Gillyflower? We provide you with everything About Boxelder and Gillyflower. Boxelder doesn't have thorns and Gillyflower doesn't have thorns. Also Boxelder does not have fragrant flowers. Boxelder has allergic reactions like Asthma, Runny nose and Skin irritation and Gillyflower has allergic reactions like Asthma, Runny nose and Skin irritation. 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 Boxelder and Gillyflower and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Boxelder and Gillyflower

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

Boxelder and Gillyflower Physical Information

Boxelder and Gillyflower physical information is very important for comparison. Boxelder height is 2,438.40 cm and width 1,524.00 cm whereas Gillyflower height is 38.10 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Boxelder and Gillyflower are as follows:

Boxelder flower color: Red, Yellow green and Dark Red
Boxelder leaf color: Green and Light Green
Gillyflower flower color: Light Blue, Lavender and Blue Violet
Gillyflower leaf color: Green

Care of Boxelder and Gillyflower

Care of Boxelder and Gillyflower include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Boxelder pruning is done Prune every year, Prune in early spring, Prune in late winter, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Gillyflower pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Boxelder 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.