Gillyflower

Abelia

About Gillyflower and Abelia

Gillyflower

Abelia

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Herbaceous Perennial

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Northwestern United States, California, Canada

Mexico, Central Asia, Eastern Asia

1.4 Types

Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock

Mardi Gras Kaliedoscope Edward Goucher Prostrata

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Cultivated Beds

gardens, Homesteads, Roadsides, Woods

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-9

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1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

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1.8 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

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1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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38.10 cm

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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20.30 cm

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Blue, Lavender, Blue Violet

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2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

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2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Tan

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

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2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

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2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

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2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

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2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblanceolate , Ovate

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

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3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

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3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

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4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Grafting, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Slightly Acidic

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Sandy

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Not Applicable

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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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30% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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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

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

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

Butterflies

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5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

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Showy Purposes

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

Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Expectorant, Stomachic

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6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod

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6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as a dye

Showy Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

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Foundation, Hedges

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Matthiola incana

ABELIA mosanensis

7.2 Common Name

Blue Thimble Flower, Field Gilia, Gillyflower

Glossy abelia

7.2.1 In Hindi

gillyflower

Abelia

7.2.2 In German

Garten-Levkoje

Abelia

7.2.3 In French

Gillyflower

Abelia

7.2.4 In Spanish

Gillyflower

Abelia

7.2.5 In Greek

Gillyflower

Αμπέλια

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Matthiola incana

Abelia

7.2.7 In Polish

Gillyflower

Abelia

7.2.8 In Latin

Matthiola incana

Abelia

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Capparales

Dipsacales

8.5 Family

Polemoniaceae

Caprifoliaceae

8.6 Genus

Gilia

Abelia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Gilieae

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8.9 Subfamily

Polemonioideae

Caprifolioideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Gillyflower and Abelia

Wondering what are the properties of Gillyflower and Abelia? We provide you with everything About Gillyflower and Abelia. Gillyflower doesn't have thorns and Abelia doesn't have thorns. Also Gillyflower does not have fragrant flowers. Gillyflower has allergic reactions like Not Available and Abelia has allergic reactions like Not Available. 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 Gillyflower and Abelia and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Gillyflower and Abelia

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

Gillyflower and Abelia Physical Information

Gillyflower and Abelia physical information is very important for comparison. Gillyflower height is 38.10 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Abelia height is Not Available and width Not Available. The color specification of Gillyflower and Abelia are as follows:

Gillyflower flower color: Light Blue, Lavender and Blue Violet
Gillyflower leaf color: Green
Abelia flower color: Not Available
Abelia leaf color: Not Available

Care of Gillyflower and Abelia

Care of Gillyflower and Abelia include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Gillyflower pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Abelia pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves. In summer Gillyflower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Abelia needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.