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About Gillyflower and Blue Giant

1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
1.2 Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Cactus or Succulent
1.3 Origin
Northwestern United States, California, Canada
Southwestern United States, Mexico
1.4 Types
Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock
Dasylirion acrotrichum, Dasylirion berlandieri, Dasylirion cedrosanum
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
About Rice Plant
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
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1.5 Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Desert, Dry areas, Rocky areas
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
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
Rosette/Stemless
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
About American ..
38.10 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
17.78 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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2.1.2 Minimum Width
About Flowering..
20.30 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
10.16 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
Tan
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Blue Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Blue Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Blue Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green, Blue Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Oblanceolate , Ovate
Narrow
2.4 Thorns
8% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
63% Cactus Garden Plants have it !
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Very Fast
Slow
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
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 !
15% Cactus Garden Plants have it !
3.3 Tolerances
Drought
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
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
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
Neutral, Alkaline
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
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilzer with low nitrogen content
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Not Available
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Showy
90% Cactus Garden Plants have it !
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 !
22% Cactus Garden Plants have it !
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 !
47% Cactus Garden Plants have it !
5.5 Showy Bark
3% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
7% Cactus Garden Plants have it !
5.6 Foliage Texture
Fine
Bold
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
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 !
1% Cactus Garden Plants have it !
5.10 Self-Sowing
71% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
13% Cactus Garden Plants have it !
5.11 Attracts
Butterflies
Bees, Butterflies, Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Available
Ground Cover
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
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod
Not Available
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as a dye
useful as a ground cover
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
Container, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Matthiola incana
DASYLIRION berlandieri
7.2 Common Name
Blue Thimble Flower, Field Gilia, Gillyflower
Blue Giant, Blue Twister, Desert Spoon, Zaragosa
7.2.1 In Hindi
gillyflower
Blue Giant Grass
7.2.2 In German
Garten-Levkoje
Blue Giant Grass
7.2.3 In French
Gillyflower
Blue Giant Herbe
7.2.4 In Spanish
Gillyflower
Blue Grass gigante
7.2.5 In Greek
Gillyflower
Μπλε Giant Grass
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Matthiola incana
Blue Grass gigante
7.2.7 In Polish
Gillyflower
Błękitny Gigant Trawa
7.2.8 In Latin
Matthiola incana
Giant herba blue
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Not Available
8.4 Order
Capparales
Asparagales
8.5 Family
Polemoniaceae
Agavaceae
8.6 Genus
Gilia
Dasylirion
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Gilieae
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Polemonioideae
Nolinoideae
8.10 Number of Species
About Orchid
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Rank: N/A (Overall)
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Rank: 100 (Overall)
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Properties of Gillyflower and Blue Giant

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

Season and Care of Gillyflower and Blue Giant

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

Gillyflower and Blue Giant Physical Information

Gillyflower and Blue Giant physical information is very important for comparison. Gillyflower height is 38.10 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Blue Giant height is 17.78 cm and width 10.16 cm. The color specification of Gillyflower and Blue Giant are as follows:

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

  • Gillyflower leaf color: Green

  • Blue Giant flower color: Yellow

  • Blue Giant leaf color: Green and Blue Green

Care of Gillyflower and Blue Giant

Care of Gillyflower and Blue Giant include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Gillyflower pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Blue Giant pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Gillyflower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Blue Giant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.