Gillyflower

Meadow Saffron

About Gillyflower and Meadow Saffron

Gillyflower

Meadow Saffron

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbaceous Perennial

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

Northwestern United States, California, Canada

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock

boissieri , cupanii , hungaricum , kesselringii

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Cultivated Beds

Temperate Regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-9

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1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

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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

21,22

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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38.10 cm

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12.70 cm

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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20.30 cm

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20.30 cm

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Blue, Lavender, Blue Violet

Purple, Violet

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

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblanceolate , Ovate

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

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

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

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Divison, From bulbs, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

Keep ground moist

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

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Not Applicable

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

no pruning required

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available

Dry root rot, 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

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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

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

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

Whiteflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Poisonous to grazing animals

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Available

along a porch, deck or patio, Borders, Mixed Border, small hedge

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

No Beauty Benefits

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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None

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Expectorant, Stomachic

anti rheumatic, cathartic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod

Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as a dye

Showy Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

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Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Matthiola incana

COLCHICUM 'Lilac Wonder'

7.2 Common Name

Blue Thimble Flower, Field Gilia, Gillyflower

Hybrid Autumn Crocus, Hybrid Meadow Saffron

7.2.1 In Hindi

gillyflower

meadow saffron

7.2.2 In German

Garten-Levkoje

Herbstzeitlose

7.2.3 In French

Gillyflower

Colchique d'automne

7.2.4 In Spanish

Gillyflower

Estado de conservación

7.2.5 In Greek

Gillyflower

meadow saffron

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Matthiola incana

Colchicum autumnale

7.2.7 In Polish

Gillyflower

Colchicum autumnale

7.2.8 In Latin

Matthiola incana

autumnale

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Capparales

Liliales

8.5 Family

Polemoniaceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Gilia

Colchicum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Gilieae

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8.9 Subfamily

Polemonioideae

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8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Gillyflower and Meadow Saffron

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

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Season and Care of Gillyflower and Meadow Saffron

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

Gillyflower and Meadow Saffron Physical Information

Gillyflower and Meadow Saffron physical information is very important for comparison. Gillyflower height is 38.10 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Meadow Saffron height is 12.70 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Gillyflower and Meadow Saffron are as follows:

Gillyflower flower color: Light Blue, Lavender and Blue Violet
Gillyflower leaf color: Green
Meadow Saffron flower color: Purple and Violet
Meadow Saffron leaf color: Green

Care of Gillyflower and Meadow Saffron

Care of Gillyflower and Meadow Saffron include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Gillyflower pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Meadow Saffron pruning is done no pruning required. In summer Gillyflower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Meadow Saffron needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.