Calla Lily

Gillyflower

About Calla Lily and Gillyflower

Calla Lily

Gillyflower

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb, Flowering Plants

Herbaceous Perennial

1.3 Origin

South Africa, Swaziland

Northwestern United States, California, Canada

1.4 Types

Passionfruit, Fire glow, Gem rose, Blaze, Crystal blush

Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Swamps

Cultivated Beds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-10

5-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10-4

12 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 5, 6, 8, 9, 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

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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60.00 cm

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38.10 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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60.00 cm

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20.30 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue, Dark Purple, Light Purple, Red, White

Light Blue, Lavender, Blue Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Arrowhead

Oblanceolate , Ovate

2.4 Thorns

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8% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Autumn, Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loamy

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Summer

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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60% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Pot

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

From bulbs, From Rhizomes, Seedlings, Transplanting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Over-watering can cause leaf problems or root diseases, Requires a lot of watering

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

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

Slightly Acidic

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loamy

Sandy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Not Applicable

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune to stimulate growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Armillaria mellea, Gray mold, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Pythium rot, Rhizoctonia crown rot, Root rot, Thripes

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4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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22% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

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30% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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40% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

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50% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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14% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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18% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

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22% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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14% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

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17% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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55% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

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40% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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13% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

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6% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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51% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Diarrhea, Intestinal gas, Vomiting

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets

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6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Expectorant, Stomachic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes

Used as a dye

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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32% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

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31% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

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7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Zantedeschia Aethiopica

Matthiola incana

7.2 Common Name

Calla Lily

Blue Thimble Flower, Field Gilia, Gillyflower

7.2.1 In Hindi

Calla Lily

gillyflower

7.2.2 In German

Calla-Lilien-

Garten-Levkoje

7.2.3 In French

Lys calla

Gillyflower

7.2.4 In Spanish

Cala

Gillyflower

7.2.5 In Greek

Calla κρίνος

Gillyflower

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Calla

Matthiola incana

7.2.7 In Polish

Calla Lily

Gillyflower

7.2.8 In Latin

Calla Lilium

Matthiola incana

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Alismatales

Capparales

8.5 Family

Araceae

Polemoniaceae

8.6 Genus

Zantedeschia

Gilia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Zantedeschieae

Gilieae

8.9 Subfamily

Aroideae

Polemonioideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Calla Lily and Gillyflower

Wondering what are the properties of Calla Lily and Gillyflower? We provide you with everything About Calla Lily and Gillyflower. Calla Lily doesn't have thorns and Gillyflower doesn't have thorns. Also Calla Lily does not have fragrant flowers. Calla Lily has allergic reactions like Diarrhea, Intestinal gas and Vomiting and Gillyflower has allergic reactions like Diarrhea, Intestinal gas and Vomiting. 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 Calla Lily and Gillyflower and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Calla Lily and Gillyflower

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

Calla Lily and Gillyflower Physical Information

Calla Lily and Gillyflower physical information is very important for comparison. Calla Lily height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Gillyflower height is 38.10 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Calla Lily and Gillyflower are as follows:

Calla Lily flower color: Blue, Dark Purple, Light Purple, Red and White
Calla Lily leaf color: Dark Green
Gillyflower flower color: Light Blue, Lavender and Blue Violet
Gillyflower leaf color: Green

Care of Calla Lily and Gillyflower

Care of Calla Lily and Gillyflower include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Calla Lily pruning is done Prune to stimulate growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads and Gillyflower pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Calla Lily 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.