Gillyflower

Alpine Poppy

About Gillyflower and Alpine Poppy

Gillyflower

Alpine Poppy

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbaceous Perennial

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

Northwestern United States, California, Canada

Europe

1.4 Types

Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cultivated Beds

gardens, Grassland, Tropical regions, Urban areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-95-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

8-1

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

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

38.10 cm10.20 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

20.30 cm10.20 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Blue, Lavender, Blue Violet

White, Yellow, Red, Orange, Light Yellow, Lemon yellow, Light Pink, Rose, Salmon, Coral, Peach

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblanceolate , Ovate

Bracts

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

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

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally

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

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Not Applicable

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, 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

✔ ✘

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

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Available

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Expectorant, Stomachic

Used as a sedative

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as a dye

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Not Available

Alpine, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Matthiola incana

PAPAVER alpinum

7.2 Common Name

Blue Thimble Flower, Field Gilia, Gillyflower

Alpine Poppy

7.2.1 In Hindi

gillyflower

अल्पाइन पोस्ता

7.2.2 In German

Garten-Levkoje

Alpine Mohn

7.2.3 In French

Gillyflower

Alpine Poppy

7.2.4 In Spanish

Gillyflower

Alpine amapola

7.2.5 In Greek

Gillyflower

Alpine παπαρούνας

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Matthiola incana

Alpine Poppy

7.2.7 In Polish

Gillyflower

Alpine Poppy

7.2.8 In Latin

Matthiola incana

Alpini Poppy

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Dicotyledonae

8.4 Order

Capparales

Ranunculales

8.5 Family

Polemoniaceae

Papaveraceae

8.6 Genus

Gilia

Papaver

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Gilieae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Polemonioideae

Paperveroideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Gillyflower and Alpine Poppy

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

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Season and Care of Gillyflower and Alpine Poppy

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

Gillyflower and Alpine Poppy Physical Information

Gillyflower and Alpine Poppy physical information is very important for comparison. Gillyflower height is 38.10 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Alpine Poppy height is 10.20 cm and width 10.20 cm. The color specification of Gillyflower and Alpine Poppy are as follows:

Gillyflower flower color: Light Blue, Lavender and Blue Violet
Gillyflower leaf color: Green
Alpine Poppy flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Orange, Light Yellow, Lemon yellow, Light Pink, Rose, Salmon, Coral and Peach
Alpine Poppy leaf color: Gray Green

Care of Gillyflower and Alpine Poppy

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