Gillyflower

Musk Thistle

About Gillyflower and Musk Thistle

Gillyflower

Musk Thistle

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Biennial

1.2 Type

Herbaceous Perennial

Bulb, Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

Northwestern United States, California, Canada

World/Pandemic, Europe, Asia

1.4 Types

Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock

Crocus tommasinianus, Crocus etruscus, Crocus vernus, Crocus cambessedesii

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Cultivated Beds

gardens, Grassland, open Woodlands, orchards, Pastures, tropical environments

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-9

2-10

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

10 - 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

21,22

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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38.10 cm

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90.00 cm

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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20.30 cm

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30.00 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Blue, Lavender, Blue Violet

Red, Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblanceolate , Ovate

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Pollution, Drought, Salt, Soil Compaction

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering

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, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Sandy

Clay, Loam, Sand

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

Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium, Requires high amount of nitrogen

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available

Insects, Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Not Available

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

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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

Flying insects

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

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Beautification, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for insects

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Expectorant, Stomachic

Unknown, Unknown

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod

Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as a dye

Decoration 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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7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Matthiola incana

CARDUUS nutans

7.2 Common Name

Blue Thimble Flower, Field Gilia, Gillyflower

Musk Thistle, Nodding Thistle

7.2.1 In Hindi

gillyflower

कस्तूरी थीस्ल

7.2.2 In German

Garten-Levkoje

Nickende Distel

7.2.3 In French

Gillyflower

Musk Thistle

7.2.4 In Spanish

Gillyflower

Cardo de almizcle

7.2.5 In Greek

Gillyflower

musk Thistle

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Matthiola incana

musk Thistle

7.2.7 In Polish

Gillyflower

Musk Thistle

7.2.8 In Latin

Matthiola incana

Carduus MOSCHUS

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Capparales

Asterales

8.5 Family

Polemoniaceae

Asteraceae

8.6 Genus

Gilia

Carduus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Gilieae

Cynareae

8.9 Subfamily

Polemonioideae

Carduoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Gillyflower and Musk Thistle

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

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Season and Care of Gillyflower and Musk Thistle

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

Gillyflower and Musk Thistle Physical Information

Gillyflower and Musk Thistle physical information is very important for comparison. Gillyflower height is 38.10 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Musk Thistle height is 90.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Gillyflower and Musk Thistle are as follows:

Gillyflower flower color: Light Blue, Lavender and Blue Violet
Gillyflower leaf color: Green
Musk Thistle flower color: Red and Violet
Musk Thistle leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Gillyflower and Musk Thistle

Care of Gillyflower and Musk Thistle include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Gillyflower pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Musk Thistle pruning is done Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove deadheads. In summer Gillyflower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Musk Thistle needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.