Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Annual
Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Vegetable
Origin
Northwestern United States, California, Canada
Europe, Northern Africa, Asia
Types
Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock
not available
Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Floodplains, Not Available, Shores of rivers or lakes
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-9
Not Available
AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1
12-1
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
Habit
Upright/Erect
Rosette/Stemless
Flower Color
Light Blue, Lavender, Blue Violet
White, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Not Available
Not Available
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Not Available
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green
Leaf Shape
Oblanceolate , Ovate
Elliptic to oblong
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Not Available
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Early Spring, Spring
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Medium, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil pH
Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Sandy
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Not Applicable
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Not Available
Not Available
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Foliage Texture
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Attracts
Butterflies
Butterflies, Flying insects, Insects, Not Available
Allergy
Not Available
Not Available
Aesthetic Uses
Not Available
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for birds, Food for insects
Medicinal Uses
Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Expectorant, Stomachic
No Medicinal Use
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Used as a dye
Added to salads, Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
No
No
Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes
Yes
Garden Design
Not Available
Edible, Herb, Vegetable
Botanical Name
Matthiola incana
VALERIANELLA locusta
Common Name
Blue Thimble Flower, Field Gilia, Gillyflower
Mache, corn salad, common cornsalad, lamb's lettuce, fetticus, fieldsalat, nut lettuce, field salad,rapunzel
In Hindi
gillyflower
Lamb's Lettuce
In German
Garten-Levkoje
Feldsalat
In French
Gillyflower
Mâche
In Spanish
Gillyflower
Miramores
In Greek
Gillyflower
Μαρούλι αρνιού
In Portuguese
Matthiola incana
Alface-de-cordeiro
In Polish
Gillyflower
Roszpunka
In Latin
Matthiola incana
Lactuca agni
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Capparales
Dipsacales
Family
Polemoniaceae
Valerianaceae
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Gilieae
Valerianeae
Subfamily
Polemonioideae
Valerianoideae
Number of Species
Not Available
Not Available
Season and Care of Gillyflower and Lamb's Lettuce
Season and care of Gillyflower and Lamb's Lettuce is important to know. While considering everything about Gillyflower and Lamb's Lettuce Care, growing season is an essential factor. Gillyflower season is Spring and Summer and Lamb's Lettuce season is Spring and Summer. The type of soil for Gillyflower is Loam, Sand and for Lamb's Lettuce is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Gillyflower is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Lamb's Lettuce is Acidic, Neutral.
Gillyflower and Lamb's Lettuce Physical Information
Gillyflower and Lamb's Lettuce physical information is very important for comparison. Gillyflower height is 38.10 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Lamb's Lettuce height is 7.60 cm and width 10.20 cm. The color specification of Gillyflower and Lamb's Lettuce are as follows:
Gillyflower flower color: Light Blue, Lavender and Blue Violet
Gillyflower leaf color: Green
Lamb's Lettuce flower color: White and Lavender
- Lamb's Lettuce leaf color: Green
Care of Gillyflower and Lamb's Lettuce
Care of Gillyflower and Lamb's Lettuce include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Gillyflower pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Lamb's Lettuce pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves. In summer Gillyflower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Lamb's Lettuce needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.