Gillyflower

Kochia

About Gillyflower and Kochia

Gillyflower

Kochia

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Herbaceous Perennial

Ornamental Plants, Shrubs

1.3 Origin

Northwestern United States, California, Canada

Eastern Europe, Western Asia

1.4 Types

Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock

Kochia Indica, Neokochia californica

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA140

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cultivated Beds

gardens, Temperate Regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-93-11

0 99

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, 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

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

38.10 cm120.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

20.30 cm90.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Blue, Lavender, Blue Violet

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Gray Green, Burgundy, Crimson

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblanceolate , Ovate

Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, 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

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Stem Cutting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

occasional watering once established, Requires consistently moist soil

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

Moderate

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

Less Watering

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Slightly Acidic

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Sandy

Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Not Applicable

Loamy, Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Bright direct sunlight

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove dead branches

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available

Aphids, Mosquito

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Heat Tolerance, Humidity

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

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

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

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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

Butterflies, Leaf Hoppers

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Eye irritation, Respiratory problems

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Available

Beautification, Landscape Designing

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

For treating wrinkles, Making cosmetics, Removes dandruff, Skin cleanser

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Provides ground cover

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Expectorant, Stomachic

Diabetes, Hypotensive, Obesity

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as a dye

Cattle Fodder, Sauces, Traditional medicine, Used for fragrance, Wood log is used in making fences

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

Groundcover

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Matthiola incana

BASSIA scoparia

7.2 Common Name

Blue Thimble Flower, Field Gilia, Gillyflower

Burningbush, Kochia

7.2.1 In Hindi

gillyflower

Bassia scoparia

7.2.2 In German

Garten-Levkoje

Besen-Radmelde

7.2.3 In French

Gillyflower

Bassia scoparia

7.2.4 In Spanish

Gillyflower

Kochia scoparia

7.2.5 In Greek

Gillyflower

Bassia scoparia

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Matthiola incana

Bassia scoparia

7.2.7 In Polish

Gillyflower

Mietelnik żakula

7.2.8 In Latin

Matthiola incana

Bassia scoparia

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Angiosperms

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Capparales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Polemoniaceae

Chenopodiaceae

8.6 Genus

Gilia

Bassia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Gilieae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Polemonioideae

Camphorosmoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Gillyflower and Kochia

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

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Season and Care of Gillyflower and Kochia

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

Gillyflower and Kochia Physical Information

Gillyflower and Kochia physical information is very important for comparison. Gillyflower height is 38.10 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Kochia height is 120.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Gillyflower and Kochia are as follows:

Gillyflower flower color: Light Blue, Lavender and Blue Violet
Gillyflower leaf color: Green
Kochia flower color: Not Available
Kochia leaf color: Light Green

Care of Gillyflower and Kochia

Care of Gillyflower and Kochia include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Gillyflower pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Kochia pruning is done Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness and Remove dead branches. In summer Gillyflower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Kochia needs Moderate and in winter, it needs Less Watering.