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About Gillyflower and Bishop's Cap Cactus

1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
1.2 Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Ornamental Plant
1.3 Origin
Northwestern United States, California, Canada
Not Available
1.4 Types
Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
About Rice Plant
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
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Rank: N/A (Overall)
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1.5 Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Desert, Semi desert
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
5-9
12-15
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1
12-10
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
21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
Oval or Rounded
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
About American ..
38.10 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
25.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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2.1.2 Minimum Width
About Flowering..
20.30 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
20.30 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Light Blue, Lavender, Blue Violet
Yellow
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Not Available
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Non Fruiting Plant
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Not Available
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Not Available
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Not Available
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Oblanceolate , Ovate
Elliptic
2.4 Thorns
8% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
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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
Not Available
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Very Fast
Very Slow
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Not Available
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Not Available
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Not Available
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Spring
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
60% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
Not Available
3.3 Tolerances
Drought
Not Available
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Cuttings, Stem Cutting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Needs very little water
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Slightly Acidic
Not Available
4.5.2 Soil Type
Sandy
Not Available
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Not Applicable
Not Available
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Not Available
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Not Available
Mealy bugs
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Showy
Not Available
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
34% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
32% Cactus Garden Plants have it !
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
30% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
21% Cactus Garden Plants have it !
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
50% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
36% Cactus Garden Plants have it !
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
15% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
Not Available
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
22% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
No Cactus Garden Plants has it !
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
17% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
Not Available
5.4 Showy Foliage
40% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
Not Available
5.5 Showy Bark
3% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
Not Available
5.6 Foliage Texture
Fine
Bold
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Not Available
5.8 Evergreen
2% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
2% Cactus Garden Plants have it !
5.9 Invasive
6% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
Not Available
5.10 Self-Sowing
71% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
Not Available
5.11 Attracts
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Available
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
76% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
51% Cactus Garden Plants have it !
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Expectorant, Stomachic
No Medicinal Use
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod
Not Available
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as a dye
Not Available
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
31% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
53% Cactus Garden Plants have it !
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
All Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
All Cactus Garden Plants have it !
6.5 Garden Design
Not Available
Bedding Plant
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Matthiola incana
Astrophytum myriostigma
7.2 Common Name
Blue Thimble Flower, Field Gilia, Gillyflower
Bishop's Cap Cactus, Bishop's Hat, Bishop's Miter Cactus ,Star Cactus
7.2.1 In Hindi
gillyflower
Star Cactus
7.2.2 In German
Garten-Levkoje
Star Cactus
7.2.3 In French
Gillyflower
Star Cactus
7.2.4 In Spanish
Gillyflower
Star Cactus
7.2.5 In Greek
Gillyflower
Star Cactus
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Matthiola incana
Star Cactus
7.2.7 In Polish
Gillyflower
Star Cactus
7.2.8 In Latin
Matthiola incana
Star Cactus
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Capparales
Caryophyllales
8.5 Family
Polemoniaceae
Cactaceae
8.6 Genus
Gilia
Astrophytum
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Gilieae
Cacteae
8.9 Subfamily
Polemonioideae
Cactoideae
8.10 Number of Species
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Rank: 100 (Overall)
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Properties of Gillyflower and Bishop's Cap Cactus

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

Season and Care of Gillyflower and Bishop's Cap Cactus

Season and care of Gillyflower and Bishop's Cap Cactus is important to know. While considering everything about Gillyflower and Bishop's Cap Cactus Care, growing season is an essential factor. Gillyflower season is Spring and Summer and Bishop's Cap Cactus season is Spring and Summer. The type of soil for Gillyflower is Loam, Sand and for Bishop's Cap Cactus is Not Available while the PH of soil for Gillyflower is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Bishop's Cap Cactus is Not Available.

Gillyflower and Bishop's Cap Cactus Physical Information

Gillyflower and Bishop's Cap Cactus physical information is very important for comparison. Gillyflower height is 38.10 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Bishop's Cap Cactus height is 25.00 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Gillyflower and Bishop's Cap Cactus are as follows:

  • Gillyflower flower color: Light Blue, Lavender and Blue Violet

  • Gillyflower leaf color: Green

  • Bishop's Cap Cactus flower color: Yellow

  • Bishop's Cap Cactus leaf color: Not Available

Care of Gillyflower and Bishop's Cap Cactus

Care of Gillyflower and Bishop's Cap Cactus include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Gillyflower pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Bishop's Cap Cactus 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 Bishop's Cap Cactus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.