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
  
Plant Size
  
  
Plant Color
  
  
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
  
Shape
  
  
Leaf Shape
Oblanceolate , Ovate
  
Elliptic to oblong
  
Thorns
No
  
No
  
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
  
Not Available
  
Growing Conditions
  
  
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
  
Repeat Bloomer
No
  
No
  
Tolerances
Drought
  
Drought
  
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
  
Container, Ground, Pot
  
How to Plant?
Seedlings
  
Seedlings
  
Plant Maintenance
Medium
  
Medium
  
Watering Plants
  
  
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
  
  
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
  
Flowers
Showy
  
Yes
  
Flower Petal Number
Single
  
Single
  
Fruits
  
  
Showy Fruit
No
  
No
  
Edible Fruit
No
  
No
  
Fragrance
  
  
Fragrant Flower
No
  
No
  
Fragrant Fruit
No
  
No
  
Fragrant Leaf
No
  
No
  
Fragrant Bark/Stem
No
  
No
  
Showy Foliage
No
  
No
  
Showy Bark
No
  
No
  
Foliage Texture
Fine
  
Medium
  
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
  
Glossy
  
Evergreen
No
  
No
  
Invasive
No
  
Sometimes
  
Self-Sowing
Yes
  
Yes
  
Attracts
Butterflies
  
Butterflies, Flying insects, Insects, Not Available
  
Allergy
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Uses
  
  
Aesthetic Uses
Not Available
  
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
  
Beauty Benefits
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Edible Uses
Yes
  
Yes
  
Environmental Uses
Air purification
  
Air purification, Food for birds, Food for insects
  
Plant Benefits
  
  
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
  
Kingdom
Plantae
  
Plantae
  
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
  
Magnoliophyta
  
Class
Magnoliopsida
  
Magnoliopsida
  
Order
Capparales
  
Dipsacales
  
Family
Polemoniaceae
  
Valerianaceae
  
Genus
Gilia
  
Valerianella
  
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.