Gillyflower

Cornflower

About Gillyflower and Cornflower

Gillyflower

Cornflower

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbaceous Perennial

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

1.3 Origin

Northwestern United States, California, Canada

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, China, Korea

1.4 Types

Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock

Bigleaf hydrangea, Hortensia, Smooth hydrangea, Oakleaf hydrangea, Annabelle

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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100

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Cultivated Beds

Forest edges, Hillside, Woods

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-9

2-11

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

7 - 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

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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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1.4.1 Minimum Width

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20.30 cm

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30.00 cm

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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1.13 Plant Color

1.13.1 Flower Color

Light Blue, Lavender, Blue Violet

Blue, Sky Blue, Indigo, Dark Blue

1.13.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

1.13.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Brown, Sandy Brown

1.13.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Sea Green, Gray Green

1.13.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Sea Green, Gray Green

1.13.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Sea Green, Gray Green

1.13.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

1.14 Shape

1.14.1 Leaf Shape

Oblanceolate , Ovate

Oblovate

1.15 Thorns

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2 Season

2.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall

2.2 Growing Conditions

2.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

2.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

2.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

2.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

2.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

2.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Indeterminate

2.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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2.3 Tolerances

Drought

3 Care

3.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

3.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

3.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

3.4 Watering Plants

3.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

Keep ground moist, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

3.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

3.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

3.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

3.5 Soil

3.5.1 Soil pH

Slightly Acidic

3.5.2 Soil Type

Sandy

Loamy

3.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Not Applicable

Loamy

3.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

3.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Compost

3.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available

Bacterial leaf spot, Botrytis Blight, Leafminers, Mealybugs, Mushroom root rot

3.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

4 Facts

4.1 Flowers

Showy

4.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

4.2 Fruits

4.2.1 Showy Fruit

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4.2.2 Edible Fruit

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4.3 Fragrance

4.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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4.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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4.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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4.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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4.4 Showy Foliage

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4.5 Showy Bark

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4.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

4.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

4.8 Evergreen

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4.9 Invasive

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Sometimes

4.10 Self-Sowing

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4.11 Attracts

Butterflies

4.12 Allergy

Not Available

Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting

5 Benefits

5.1 Uses

5.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

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Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

5.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

5.1.3 Edible Uses

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5.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for insects, Indoor Air Purification, Prevent Soil Erosion, Very little waste

5.2 Plant Benefits

5.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Expectorant, Stomachic

Fever, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems

5.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod

Flowers, Root

5.2.3 Other Uses

Used as a dye

Can be made into a herbal tea, Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

5.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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5.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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5.5 Garden Design

Not Available

Container, Herb

6 Scientific Name

6.1 Botanical Name

Matthiola incana

CENTAUREA cyanus

6.2 Common Name

Blue Thimble Flower, Field Gilia, Gillyflower

Batchelor's Buttons, Cornflower

6.2.1 In Hindi

gillyflower

Hydrangea

6.2.2 In German

Garten-Levkoje

Hortensie

6.2.3 In French

Gillyflower

Hortensia

6.2.4 In Spanish

Gillyflower

Hortensia

6.2.5 In Greek

Gillyflower

υδραγεία

6.2.6 In Portuguese

Matthiola incana

Hortênsia

6.2.7 In Polish

Gillyflower

Hortensja

6.2.8 In Latin

Matthiola incana

Hibiscus

7 Classification

7.1 Kingdom

Plantae

7.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Anthophyta

7.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

7.4 Order

Capparales

Asterales

7.5 Family

Polemoniaceae

Asteraceae

7.6 Genus

Gilia

Centaurea

7.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

7.8 Tribe

Gilieae

Cynareae

7.9 Subfamily

Polemonioideae

Carduoideae

7.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Gillyflower and Cornflower

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

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Season and Care of Gillyflower and Cornflower

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

Gillyflower and Cornflower Physical Information

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

Gillyflower flower color: Light Blue, Lavender and Blue Violet
Gillyflower leaf color: Green
Cornflower flower color: Blue, Sky Blue, Indigo and Dark Blue
Cornflower leaf color: Sea Green and Gray Green

Care of Gillyflower and Cornflower

Care of Gillyflower and Cornflower include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Gillyflower pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Cornflower pruning is done Prune to control growth, 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 Cornflower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.