Gillyflower

Chrysanthemum

About Gillyflower and Chrysanthemum

Gillyflower

Chrysanthemum

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbaceous Perennial

Shrubs

1.3 Origin

Northwestern United States, California, Canada

Asia, Northeastern Europe

1.4 Types

Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock

Garden mum, Tricolor chrysanthemum, Indian chrysanthemum, Corn marigold

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Cultivated Beds

By seashore, Grassland, Thickets

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-9

3-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

9-2

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

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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2.50 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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20.30 cm

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1.50 cm

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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

Burgandy, Green, Lavender, Orange, Pink, Purple, Red, Salmon, White, Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Brown, Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Sea Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Sea Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblanceolate , Ovate

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Fall, Summer

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

Well drained

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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46% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Over-watering can cause leaf problems or root diseases, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Requires regular watering, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather

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

Well drained

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

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in summer, Prune to control growth, Remove shoots

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available

Aphids, Botrytis head rot, Caterpillars, Cutworms, Powdery mildew, Rhizoctonia stem rot, Slugs, Spider mites, 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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29% Most Useful Shrub 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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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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50% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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55% Most Useful Shrub 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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7% Most Useful Shrub 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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14% Most Useful Shrub 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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10% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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40% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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52% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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3% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Asthma, Eczema, Hay fever, Inflammation to sinuses or hives, Skin rash

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

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Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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62% Most Useful Shrub 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

Chest pain, Diabetes, Headache, High blood pressure, Swelling

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as a dye

Employed in herbal medicine, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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31% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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39% Most Useful Shrub 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

Chrysanthemums

7.2 Common Name

Blue Thimble Flower, Field Gilia, Gillyflower

Chrysanths

7.2.1 In Hindi

gillyflower

Chrysanthemums

7.2.2 In German

Garten-Levkoje

Chrysanthemen

7.2.3 In French

Gillyflower

Chrysanthèmes

7.2.4 In Spanish

Gillyflower

Crisantemos

7.2.5 In Greek

Gillyflower

χρυσάνθεμα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Matthiola incana

Crisântemos

7.2.7 In Polish

Gillyflower

Chryzantemy

7.2.8 In Latin

Matthiola incana

Chrysanthemums

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Capparales

Asterales

8.5 Family

Polemoniaceae

Asteraceae

8.6 Genus

Gilia

Chrysanthemum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

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8.8 Tribe

Gilieae

Anthemideae

8.9 Subfamily

Polemonioideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Gillyflower and Chrysanthemum

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

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Season and Care of Gillyflower and Chrysanthemum

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

Gillyflower and Chrysanthemum Physical Information

Gillyflower and Chrysanthemum physical information is very important for comparison. Gillyflower height is 38.10 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Chrysanthemum height is 2.50 cm and width 1.50 cm. The color specification of Gillyflower and Chrysanthemum are as follows:

Gillyflower flower color: Light Blue, Lavender and Blue Violet
Gillyflower leaf color: Green
Chrysanthemum flower color: Burgandy, Green, Lavender, Orange, Pink, Purple, Red, Salmon, White and Yellow
Chrysanthemum leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Gillyflower and Chrysanthemum

Care of Gillyflower and Chrysanthemum include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Gillyflower pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Chrysanthemum pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in summer, Prune to control growth and Remove shoots. In summer Gillyflower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Chrysanthemum needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.