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
1.5 Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Cold Regions, gardens
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
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
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Red, Yellow green
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Light Yellow, Brown
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Oblanceolate , Ovate
Oval Cordate
2.4 Thorns
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
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
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Early Spring, Spring
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Do not water frequently
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
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
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
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
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
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
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
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Dicotyledonous, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Polemonioideae
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species