Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Grass
Origin
Northwestern United States, California, Canada
China
Types
Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock
Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii
Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Subtropical climates, Wet Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-9
8-12
AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1
12 - 7
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
H1, H2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Minimum Width
Not Available
Flower Color
Light Blue, Lavender, Blue Violet
Pale White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Not Available
Not Available
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green
Leaf Shape
Oblanceolate , Ovate
Acicular
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Not Available
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Needs watering once a week, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil pH
Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Sandy
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Not Applicable
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall, Remove damaged leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Not Available
Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Foliage Texture
Fine
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Attracts
Butterflies
Beetles, Bugs, Mites
Allergy
Not Available
allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Rash, Respiratory distress
Aesthetic Uses
Not Available
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Agroforestry, Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed
Medicinal Uses
Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Expectorant, Stomachic
Aging, Anti-fungal, Antispasmodic, Digestive disorders, Obesity
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod
Stem, Tree trunks
Other Uses
Used as a dye
Economic Purpose, Traditional medicine, Used As Food, Used for woodware, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry
Used As Indoor Plant
No
No
Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes
Yes
Garden Design
Not Available
Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
Botanical Name
Matthiola incana
BAMBUSA beecheyana
Common Name
Blue Thimble Flower, Field Gilia, Gillyflower
Beechey's Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo
In Hindi
gillyflower
बांस
In German
Garten-Levkoje
Verklumpung Bambus
In French
Gillyflower
clumping Bamboo
In Spanish
Gillyflower
clumping Bamboo
In Greek
Gillyflower
συσσώρευση μπαμπού
In Portuguese
Matthiola incana
bambu aglutinação
In Polish
Gillyflower
zbicie bambus
In Latin
Matthiola incana
clumping Bamboo
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Capparales
Cyperales
Family
Polemoniaceae
Poaceae
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Subfamily
Polemonioideae
Bambusoideae
Number of Species
Not Available
Not Available
Season and Care of Gillyflower and Clumping Bamboo
Season and care of Gillyflower and Clumping Bamboo is important to know. While considering everything about Gillyflower and Clumping Bamboo Care, growing season is an essential factor. Gillyflower season is Spring and Summer and Clumping Bamboo season is Spring and Summer. The type of soil for Gillyflower is Loam, Sand and for Clumping Bamboo is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Gillyflower is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Clumping Bamboo is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.
Gillyflower and Clumping Bamboo Physical Information
Gillyflower and Clumping Bamboo physical information is very important for comparison. Gillyflower height is 38.10 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Clumping Bamboo height is 1,070.00 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Gillyflower and Clumping Bamboo are as follows:
Gillyflower flower color: Light Blue, Lavender and Blue Violet
Gillyflower leaf color: Green
Clumping Bamboo flower color: Pale White
- Clumping Bamboo leaf color: Green
Care of Gillyflower and Clumping Bamboo
Care of Gillyflower and Clumping Bamboo include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Gillyflower pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Clumping Bamboo pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall and Remove damaged leaves. In summer Gillyflower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Clumping Bamboo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.