Gillyflower

Molinia Caerulea

About Gillyflower and Molinia Caerulea

Gillyflower

Molinia Caerulea

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbaceous Perennial

Grass

1.3 Origin

Northwestern United States, California, Canada

Asia, Europe, North Africa

1.4 Types

Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock

purple moor-grass 'Moorhexe', variegated purple moor-grass

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cultivated Beds

Boggy areas, Dry and Young forest Heaths, Lowland

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-94-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

9 - 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

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

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 cm30.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Blue, Lavender, Blue Violet

Dark Purple

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Yellow green, Gold

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblanceolate , Ovate

Needle like

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

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

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Late Spring, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Divison, Transplanting, Vegetative Reproduction

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

Requires regular watering, Water more frequently during periods of extreme drought

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

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Not Applicable

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

No need to fertilize every year

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available

Pests and diseases free

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Not Available

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

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

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Available

Showy Purposes, Water gardening

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Expectorant, Stomachic

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as a dye

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Not Available

Container, Foundation, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Matthiola incana

Molinia caerulea

7.2 Common Name

Blue Thimble Flower, Field Gilia, Gillyflower

purple moor-grass

7.2.1 In Hindi

gillyflower

बैंगनी दलदल घास

7.2.2 In German

Garten-Levkoje

Pfeifengras

7.2.3 In French

Gillyflower

pourpre lande-grass

7.2.4 In Spanish

Gillyflower

púrpura amarra-hierba

7.2.5 In Greek

Gillyflower

μωβ Moor-γρασίδι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Matthiola incana

purple moor-grass

7.2.7 In Polish

Gillyflower

fioletowy Moor-trawa

7.2.8 In Latin

Matthiola incana

Maurus herba-purpura,

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Capparales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Polemoniaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Gilia

Molinia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Gilieae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Polemonioideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Gillyflower and Molinia Caerulea

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

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Season and Care of Gillyflower and Molinia Caerulea

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

Gillyflower and Molinia Caerulea Physical Information

Gillyflower and Molinia Caerulea physical information is very important for comparison. Gillyflower height is 38.10 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Molinia Caerulea height is 120.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Gillyflower and Molinia Caerulea are as follows:

Gillyflower flower color: Light Blue, Lavender and Blue Violet
Gillyflower leaf color: Green
Molinia Caerulea flower color: Dark Purple
Molinia Caerulea leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Gillyflower and Molinia Caerulea

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