Gillyflower

Cinnamon Basil

About Gillyflower and Cinnamon Basil

Gillyflower

Cinnamon Basil

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbaceous Perennial

Herbs

1.3 Origin

Northwestern United States, California, Canada

Middle Africa, Southern Africa, Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia

1.4 Types

Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Cultivated Beds

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1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-9

9-11

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

11-1

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

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 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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35.50 cm

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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20.30 cm

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25.40 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Blue, Lavender, Blue Violet

Pink, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Tan

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblanceolate , Ovate

Oval

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply

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

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

Don't prune in the fall, Prune regularly

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available

Red blotch

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

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

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5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

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5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Respiratory problems, Runny nose, Skin rash, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

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Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

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6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Expectorant, Stomachic

Cough, Cramps, Digestive disorders, Insomnia, Skin Disorders, Vomiting

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as a dye

Air freshner, Can be made into a herbal tea, Used As Food, Used as a spice

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

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Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Matthiola incana

OCIMUM basilicum 'Cinnamon'

7.2 Common Name

Blue Thimble Flower, Field Gilia, Gillyflower

Basil, Cinnamon Basil

7.2.1 In Hindi

gillyflower

सिनेमन तुलसी

7.2.2 In German

Garten-Levkoje

Zimt-Basilikum

7.2.3 In French

Gillyflower

cannelle basilic

7.2.4 In Spanish

Gillyflower

Ocimum basilicum

7.2.5 In Greek

Gillyflower

βασιλικός

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Matthiola incana

Manjericão-de-folha-larga

7.2.7 In Polish

Gillyflower

Bazylia pospolita

7.2.8 In Latin

Matthiola incana

Basilius

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Capparales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Polemoniaceae

Lamiaceae

8.6 Genus

Gilia

Ocimum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Asterids

8.8 Tribe

Gilieae

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8.9 Subfamily

Polemonioideae

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8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Gillyflower and Cinnamon Basil

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

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Season and Care of Gillyflower and Cinnamon Basil

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

Gillyflower and Cinnamon Basil Physical Information

Gillyflower and Cinnamon Basil physical information is very important for comparison. Gillyflower height is 38.10 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Cinnamon Basil height is 35.50 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Gillyflower and Cinnamon Basil are as follows:

Gillyflower flower color: Light Blue, Lavender and Blue Violet
Gillyflower leaf color: Green
Cinnamon Basil flower color: Pink and Lavender
Cinnamon Basil leaf color: Green

Care of Gillyflower and Cinnamon Basil

Care of Gillyflower and Cinnamon Basil include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Gillyflower pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Cinnamon Basil pruning is done Don't prune in the fall and Prune regularly. In summer Gillyflower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Cinnamon Basil needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.