Gillyflower

Bouteloua Gracilis

About Gillyflower and Bouteloua Gracilis

Gillyflower

Bouteloua Gracilis

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbaceous Perennial

Grass

1.3 Origin

Northwestern United States, California, Canada

North America, United States, Western United States, Southwestern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock

Grasses

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cultivated Beds

Dry areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-93-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

9 - 5

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, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

38.10 cm45.70 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

20.30 cm25.40 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Blue, Lavender, Blue Violet

White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Purple, Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblanceolate , Ovate

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Summer, Fall, Winter

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

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Pollution, Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Divison, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

Medium

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

Neutral, Alkaline

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

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

Beetles, Grasshoppers

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

✔ ✘

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

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

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

Air purification, Erosion control

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Expectorant, Stomachic

Cuts

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as a dye

Used to feed livestock

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Not Available

Dried Flower/Everlasting, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Matthiola incana

BOUTELOUA gracilis

7.2 Common Name

Blue Thimble Flower, Field Gilia, Gillyflower

Blue Grama Grass, Mosquito Grass

7.2.1 In Hindi

gillyflower

Bouteloua gracilis

7.2.2 In German

Garten-Levkoje

Bouteloua Gracilis

7.2.3 In French

Gillyflower

Bouteloua aristidoides

7.2.4 In Spanish

Gillyflower

Chondrosum gracile

7.2.5 In Greek

Gillyflower

Bouteloua gracilis

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Matthiola incana

Bouteloua Gracilis

7.2.7 In Polish

Gillyflower

Bouteloua Gracilis

7.2.8 In Latin

Matthiola incana

Bouteloua Gracilis

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Capparales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Polemoniaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Gilia

Bouteloua

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Gilieae

Cynodonteae

8.9 Subfamily

Polemonioideae

Chloridoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Gillyflower and Bouteloua Gracilis

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

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Season and Care of Gillyflower and Bouteloua Gracilis

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

Gillyflower and Bouteloua Gracilis Physical Information

Gillyflower and Bouteloua Gracilis physical information is very important for comparison. Gillyflower height is 38.10 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Bouteloua Gracilis height is 45.70 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Gillyflower and Bouteloua Gracilis are as follows:

Gillyflower flower color: Light Blue, Lavender and Blue Violet
Gillyflower leaf color: Green
Bouteloua Gracilis flower color: White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips
Bouteloua Gracilis leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Gillyflower and Bouteloua Gracilis

Care of Gillyflower and Bouteloua Gracilis include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Gillyflower pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Bouteloua Gracilis 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 Bouteloua Gracilis needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.