Gillyflower

Corn Poppy

About Gillyflower and Corn Poppy

Gillyflower

Corn Poppy

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbaceous Perennial

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

Northwestern United States, California, Canada

Eastern Europe, Northern Africa, Western Asia

1.4 Types

Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock

Corn Rose, Field Poppy

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Cultivated Beds

Fields, Forest edges, meadows

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-9

3-11

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 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, 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

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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38.10 cm

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30.00 cm

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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20.30 cm

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20.30 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Blue, Lavender, Blue Violet

Red, Ivory, Black

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Sandy Brown, Chocolate

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblanceolate , Ovate

Small, flat and dissected

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial 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

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

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, Never Over-water, Over-watering can cause leaf problems or root diseases, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry

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

Loose, 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, Remove damaged leaves, Remove deadheads

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Compost, fertilize in growing season

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Cold climate, 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

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

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Hives

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

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Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Food for insects

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Expectorant, Stomachic

anti-cancer, Bronchitis, Cough, Jaundice

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod

Flowers, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as a dye

Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for producing cooking oil

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, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Showy Tree

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Matthiola incana

PAPAVER rhoeas 'American Legion'

7.2 Common Name

Blue Thimble Flower, Field Gilia, Gillyflower

American Legion Field Poppy, Corn Poppy, Field Poppy

7.2.1 In Hindi

gillyflower

मकई पोस्ता

7.2.2 In German

Garten-Levkoje

Klatschmohn

7.2.3 In French

Gillyflower

Coquelicot

7.2.4 In Spanish

Gillyflower

amapola de maíz

7.2.5 In Greek

Gillyflower

καλαμπόκι παπαρούνας

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Matthiola incana

Corn Poppy

7.2.7 In Polish

Gillyflower

Corn Poppy

7.2.8 In Latin

Matthiola incana

corn Poppy

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Anthophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Capparales

Ranunculales

8.5 Family

Polemoniaceae

Papaveraceae

8.6 Genus

Gilia

Papaver

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Gilieae

Papaver

8.9 Subfamily

Polemonioideae

Papavereae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Gillyflower and Corn Poppy

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

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Season and Care of Gillyflower and Corn Poppy

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

Gillyflower and Corn Poppy Physical Information

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

Gillyflower flower color: Light Blue, Lavender and Blue Violet
Gillyflower leaf color: Green
Corn Poppy flower color: Red, Ivory and Black
Corn Poppy leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green

Care of Gillyflower and Corn Poppy

Care of Gillyflower and Corn Poppy include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Gillyflower pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Corn Poppy pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves and Remove deadheads. In summer Gillyflower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Corn Poppy needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.