Gillyflower

Moss Rose

About Gillyflower and Moss Rose

Gillyflower

Moss Rose

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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Annual

Type

Herbaceous Perennial

Flowering Plants

Origin

Northwestern United States, California, Canada

South America

Types

Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock

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Number of Varieties

7512

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Habitat

Cultivated Beds

All sorts of environments

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-95-11

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AHS Heat Zone

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

Prostrate/Trailing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

38.10 cm7.60 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

20.30 cm25.40 cm

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Blue, Lavender, Blue Violet

White, Red, Orange, Pink, Magenta, Salmon

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oblanceolate , Ovate

Cylindrical

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

Needs watering once a week

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Slightly Acidic

Soil Type

Sandy

Loam, Loose, Sandy

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Bright direct sunlight

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Aesthetic Uses

Landscape Designing

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Expectorant, Stomachic

Depurative, Hypotensive, Wounds

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod

Flowers

Other Uses

Used as a dye

Decoration Purposes, Used as an ointment

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

Moss Rose

In Latin

Matthiola incana

Rosa moss

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Angiosperms

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Capparales

Caryophyllales

Family

Polemoniaceae

Portulacaceae

Genus

Gilia

Portulaca

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Gilieae

Subfamily

Polemonioideae

Number of Species

25120

1 27800

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Properties of Gillyflower and Moss Rose

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

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Season and Care of Gillyflower and Moss Rose

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

Gillyflower and Moss Rose Physical Information

Gillyflower and Moss Rose physical information is very important for comparison. Gillyflower height is 38.10 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Moss Rose height is 7.60 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Gillyflower and Moss Rose are as follows:

Gillyflower flower color: Light Blue, Lavender and Blue Violet
Gillyflower leaf color: Green
Moss Rose flower color: White, Red, Orange, Pink, Magenta and Salmon
Moss Rose leaf color: Green

Care of Gillyflower and Moss Rose

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