Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Tender Perennial
Origin
Northwestern United States, California, Canada
Mediterranean
Types
Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock
Blue Anemone, Greek Windflower, Carolina Anemone, Chinese Anemone
Number of Varieties
Not Available
Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Wild
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-9
8-12
AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1
12-5
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
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Minimum Height
Not Available
Minimum Width
Not Available
Flower Color
Light Blue, Lavender, Blue Violet
Sky Blue
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Not Available
Fruit Color
Not Available
Not Available
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Yellow, Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Not Available
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Not Available
Leaf Shape
Oblanceolate , Ovate
Compound
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring
Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Medium, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil pH
Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage Capacity
Not Applicable
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune prior to new growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Not Available
Botrytis collar rot, Crown gall, Cucumber mosaic, Downy mildew, Impatiens necrotic spot, Leaf curl, Phytophthora, Rhizoctonia crown rot, Root rot, Rust, Sclerotinia blight, Southern blight
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Foliage Texture
Fine
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Attracts
Butterflies
Not Available
Allergy
Not Available
Skin irritation
Aesthetic Uses
Not Available
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Medicinal Uses
Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Expectorant, Stomachic
Asthma, Cough, Gout, Menstrual Disorders, Stomach pain
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Used as a dye
Not Available
Used As Indoor Plant
No
No
Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes
Yes
Garden Design
Not Available
Bedding Plant, Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
Matthiola incana
ANEMONE 'Harmony Blue'( HARMONY SERIES)
Common Name
Blue Thimble Flower, Field Gilia, Gillyflower
Anemone, Harmony Blue Anemone
In Hindi
gillyflower
रत्नज्योति
In German
Garten-Levkoje
Anemone
In French
Gillyflower
Anémone
In Spanish
Gillyflower
Anémona
In Greek
Gillyflower
ανεμώνη
In Portuguese
Matthiola incana
Relutantemente
In Polish
Gillyflower
Zawilec
In Latin
Matthiola incana
VivoSocial
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Capparales
Ranunculales
Family
Polemoniaceae
Ranunculaceae
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Not Available
Tribe
Gilieae
Not Available
Subfamily
Polemonioideae
Not Available
Number of Species
Not Available
Season and Care of Gillyflower and Anemone
Season and care of Gillyflower and Anemone is important to know. While considering everything about Gillyflower and Anemone Care, growing season is an essential factor. Gillyflower season is Spring and Summer and Anemone season is Spring and Summer. The type of soil for Gillyflower is Loam, Sand and for Anemone is Loam while the PH of soil for Gillyflower is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Anemone is Acidic, Neutral.
Gillyflower and Anemone Physical Information
Gillyflower and Anemone physical information is very important for comparison. Gillyflower height is 38.10 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Anemone height is Not Available and width Not Available. The color specification of Gillyflower and Anemone are as follows:
Gillyflower flower color: Light Blue, Lavender and Blue Violet
Gillyflower leaf color: Green
Anemone flower color: Sky Blue
- Anemone leaf color: Green
Care of Gillyflower and Anemone
Care of Gillyflower and Anemone include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Gillyflower pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Anemone pruning is done Prune prior to new growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads. In summer Gillyflower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Anemone needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.