Gillyflower

Calla Lily

About Gillyflower and Calla Lily

Gillyflower

Calla Lily

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbaceous Perennial

Bulb, Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

Northwestern United States, California, Canada

South Africa, Swaziland

1.4 Types

Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock

Passionfruit, Fire glow, Gem rose, Blaze, Crystal blush

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Cultivated Beds

Swamps

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-9

8-10

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

10-4

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

2a, 2b, 5, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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38.10 cm

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60.00 cm

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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20.30 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

60.00 cm

Rank: 96 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Blue, Lavender, Blue Violet

Blue, Dark Purple, Light Purple, Red, White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblanceolate , Ovate

Arrowhead

2.4 Thorns

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8% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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15% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Autumn, Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loamy

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Spring, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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60% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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35% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

From bulbs, From Rhizomes, Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

Over-watering can cause leaf problems or root diseases, Requires a lot of watering

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, Slightly Acidic

4.5.2 Soil Type

Sandy

Clay, Loamy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Not Applicable

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune to stimulate growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available

Armillaria mellea, Gray mold, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Pythium rot, Rhizoctonia crown rot, Root rot, Thripes

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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37% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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30% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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22% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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50% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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40% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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15% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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14% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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22% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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18% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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17% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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14% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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40% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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55% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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3% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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13% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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3% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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6% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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71% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Diarrhea, Intestinal gas, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

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Beautification, Bouquets

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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66% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

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

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as a dye

Showy Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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31% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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32% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Not Available

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Matthiola incana

Zantedeschia Aethiopica

7.2 Common Name

Blue Thimble Flower, Field Gilia, Gillyflower

Calla Lily

7.2.1 In Hindi

gillyflower

Calla Lily

7.2.2 In German

Garten-Levkoje

Calla-Lilien-

7.2.3 In French

Gillyflower

Lys calla

7.2.4 In Spanish

Gillyflower

Cala

7.2.5 In Greek

Gillyflower

Calla κρίνος

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Matthiola incana

Calla

7.2.7 In Polish

Gillyflower

Calla Lily

7.2.8 In Latin

Matthiola incana

Calla Lilium

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Capparales

Alismatales

8.5 Family

Polemoniaceae

Araceae

8.6 Genus

Gilia

Zantedeschia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Gilieae

Zantedeschieae

8.9 Subfamily

Polemonioideae

Aroideae

8.10 Number of Species

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About Calla Lily

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Properties of Gillyflower and Calla Lily

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

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Season and Care of Gillyflower and Calla Lily

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

Gillyflower and Calla Lily Physical Information

Gillyflower and Calla Lily physical information is very important for comparison. Gillyflower height is 38.10 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Calla Lily height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Gillyflower and Calla Lily are as follows:

Gillyflower flower color: Light Blue, Lavender and Blue Violet
Gillyflower leaf color: Green
Calla Lily flower color: Blue, Dark Purple, Light Purple, Red and White
Calla Lily leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Gillyflower and Calla Lily

Care of Gillyflower and Calla Lily include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Gillyflower pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Calla Lily pruning is done Prune to stimulate 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 Calla Lily needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.