Gillyflower

Northern Spy Apple

About Gillyflower and Northern Spy Apple

Gillyflower

Northern Spy Apple

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbaceous Perennial

Fruit

1.3 Origin

Northwestern United States, California, Canada

Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Russia/Siberia, Southern Asia, Western Asia

1.4 Types

Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock

fuji, jonathan apple

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cultivated Beds

Cold Regions, gardens

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-93-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

8-1

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, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

38.10 cm370.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

20.30 cm370.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Blue, Lavender, Blue Violet

White, Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Red, Yellow green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Light Yellow, Brown

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblanceolate , Ovate

Oval Cordate

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, Partial shade

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

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Early Spring, Spring

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

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

Do not water frequently

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

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune central stem, Remove lateral branches

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Apply 10-10-10 amount, fertilize in growing season, Fertilize the soil before planting

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available

Bacterial Blight, Bacterial Canker, Leaf rust, Red blotch, Ring Rot, Woodpecker feeding

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

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

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

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Insects

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Peripheral Edema, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Available

Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Acne, For treating wrinkles, Improve skin tone, Moisturizing, Stops hair loss

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Food for animals, Shadow Tree, soil stabilisation, Windbreak

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Expectorant, Stomachic

Acne, Alzheimer’s Disease, Anemia, constipation, Gastrointestinal disorders, Hair Loss, Parkinson

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod

Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as a dye

Acts as a natural source of rain water for birds and insects., Cosmetics, Used As Food

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Not Available

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Matthiola incana

MALUS domestica 'Northern Spy'

7.2 Common Name

Blue Thimble Flower, Field Gilia, Gillyflower

Apple, Cider Apple, Cooking Apple, Eating Apple, Northern Spy Apple

7.2.1 In Hindi

gillyflower

Northern Spy Apple

7.2.2 In German

Garten-Levkoje

Northern Spy Apfel

7.2.3 In French

Gillyflower

Northern Spy Pomme

7.2.4 In Spanish

Gillyflower

Espía del Norte de Apple

7.2.5 In Greek

Gillyflower

Βόρεια κατάσκοπος της Apple

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Matthiola incana

Northern Spy a Apple

7.2.7 In Polish

Gillyflower

Northern Spy Jabłko

7.2.8 In Latin

Matthiola incana

Northern Spy Apple

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Capparales

Rosales

8.5 Family

Polemoniaceae

Rosaceae

8.6 Genus

Gilia

Malus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Dicotyledonous, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Gilieae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Polemonioideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Gillyflower and Northern Spy Apple

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

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Season and Care of Gillyflower and Northern Spy Apple

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

Gillyflower and Northern Spy Apple Physical Information

Gillyflower and Northern Spy Apple physical information is very important for comparison. Gillyflower height is 38.10 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Northern Spy Apple height is 370.00 cm and width 370.00 cm. The color specification of Gillyflower and Northern Spy Apple are as follows:

Gillyflower flower color: Light Blue, Lavender and Blue Violet
Gillyflower leaf color: Green
Northern Spy Apple flower color: White and Pink
Northern Spy Apple leaf color: Green

Care of Gillyflower and Northern Spy Apple

Care of Gillyflower and Northern Spy Apple include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Gillyflower pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Northern Spy Apple pruning is done Prune central stem and Remove lateral branches. In summer Gillyflower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Northern Spy Apple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.