Gillyflower

German Chamomile

About Gillyflower and German Chamomile

Gillyflower

German Chamomile

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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

Europe, Western Asia, India

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

Fields, meadows

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-9Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

Not Available

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

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

38.10 cm20.20 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

20.30 cm25.40 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Blue, Lavender, Blue Violet

White, Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

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

bipinnate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full 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

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

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

Runners, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Do Not over Water, Drought Tolerant, Requires regular watering

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

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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available

Pest Free

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

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

Bees, Beetles, Butterflies, Flies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Anaphylaxis, Asthma, conjunctivitis, Rhinitis

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

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Expectorant, Stomachic

Antispasmodic, bowel syndrome, Sedative, Stomachic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod

Flowers, Herb

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as a dye

Can be made into a herbal tea, Used in herbal medicines

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

Cutflower, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Matthiola incana

MATRICARIA recutita

7.2 Common Name

Blue Thimble Flower, Field Gilia, Gillyflower

German Chamomile, Scented Mayweed

7.2.1 In Hindi

gillyflower

जर्मन कैमोमाइल

7.2.2 In German

Garten-Levkoje

Echte Kamille

7.2.3 In French

Gillyflower

Matricaria recutita

7.2.4 In Spanish

Gillyflower

Matricaria recutita

7.2.5 In Greek

Gillyflower

γερμανικό χαμομήλι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Matthiola incana

Camomila vulgar

7.2.7 In Polish

Gillyflower

Rumianek pospolity

7.2.8 In Latin

Matthiola incana

Matricaria chamomilla

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Anthophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Capparales

Asterales

8.5 Family

Polemoniaceae

Asteraceae

8.6 Genus

Gilia

Matricaria

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Gilieae

Anthemideae

8.9 Subfamily

Polemonioideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Gillyflower and German Chamomile

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

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Season and Care of Gillyflower and German Chamomile

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

Gillyflower and German Chamomile Physical Information

Gillyflower and German Chamomile physical information is very important for comparison. Gillyflower height is 38.10 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas German Chamomile height is 20.20 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Gillyflower and German Chamomile are as follows:

Gillyflower flower color: Light Blue, Lavender and Blue Violet
Gillyflower leaf color: Green
German Chamomile flower color: White and Yellow
German Chamomile leaf color: Green

Care of Gillyflower and German Chamomile

Care of Gillyflower and German Chamomile include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Gillyflower pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and German Chamomile pruning is done 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 German Chamomile needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.