Gillyflower

Collard Greens

About Gillyflower and Collard Greens

Gillyflower

Collard Greens

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Herbaceous Perennial

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

Northwestern United States, California, Canada

Europe, Mediterranean, Canary Islands, Northern Africa

1.4 Types

Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cultivated Beds

Not Available

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-9Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

6-1

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

Rosette/Stemless

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

38.10 cm30.50 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

20.30 cm30.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Blue, Lavender, Blue Violet

Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Not Available

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green, Gray Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblanceolate , Ovate

Spinach Type

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

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

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

Do Not over Water

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

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Not Applicable

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

No need to prune, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Nitrate based fertilizers

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available

Alternaria Leaf Spot, Anthracnose, Aphids, Beet armyworm, Black rot, Cabbage looper, Cercospora leaf spot, Clubroot, Cutworms, Damping-off, Diamondback moth, Downy mildew, Flea Beetles, Leaf spot, Red blotch, Root knot nematode, Thripes

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

✔ ✘

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

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

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

Bugs

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Available

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

soil erosion prevension on hill slopes

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Expectorant, Stomachic

anti-cancer, Heart problems

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as a dye

Used as a vegetable

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

Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Matthiola incana

BRASSICA oleracea

7.2 Common Name

Blue Thimble Flower, Field Gilia, Gillyflower

Carolina Cabbage Collard Greens, Collard Greens

7.2.1 In Hindi

gillyflower

collard साग

7.2.2 In German

Garten-Levkoje

Blattkohl

7.2.3 In French

Gillyflower

Chou cavalier

7.2.4 In Spanish

Gillyflower

Brassica oleracea viridis

7.2.5 In Greek

Gillyflower

λάχανο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Matthiola incana

greens kollard

7.2.7 In Polish

Gillyflower

kollard zieleni

7.2.8 In Latin

Matthiola incana

vireta kollard

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Capparales

Brassicales

8.5 Family

Polemoniaceae

Brassicaceae

8.6 Genus

Gilia

Brassica

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Gilieae

Brassiceae

8.9 Subfamily

Polemonioideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA30

1 27800

Properties of Gillyflower and Collard Greens

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

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Season and Care of Gillyflower and Collard Greens

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

Gillyflower and Collard Greens Physical Information

Gillyflower and Collard Greens physical information is very important for comparison. Gillyflower height is 38.10 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Collard Greens height is 30.50 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Gillyflower and Collard Greens are as follows:

Gillyflower flower color: Light Blue, Lavender and Blue Violet
Gillyflower leaf color: Green
Collard Greens flower color: Yellow
Collard Greens leaf color: Not Available

Care of Gillyflower and Collard Greens

Care of Gillyflower and Collard Greens include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Gillyflower pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Collard Greens pruning is done No need to prune, 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 Collard Greens needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.