Gillyflower

Oleander

About Gillyflower and Oleander

Gillyflower

Oleander

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbaceous Perennial

Flowering Plants, Shrub

1.3 Origin

Northwestern United States, California, Canada

Southwest Asia

1.4 Types

Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock

Calypso, Petite Salmon, Petite Pink

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cultivated Beds

dry rocky watercourses, Riverbanks

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-99-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

Not Available

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

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Bushy, Evergreen

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

38.10 cm300.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

20.30 cm350.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Blue, Lavender, Blue Violet

Cream, Creamy Yellow, Pink, Purple, Red, White

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

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

Gray Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblanceolate , Ovate

Long linear and narrow

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Fall, Spring

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Marshy ground, Well drained

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Slightly Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Layering, Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

Water less during winter, Water more in summer

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

Neutral, Slightly Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Sandy

Marshy ground, Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Not Applicable

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune in the late winter or spring, Remove shoots

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing, Fertilize in early spring, Potassium

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available

Leaf spot, Mealybugs, Red blotch, Red spider mite, Scale, Scale insects

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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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

✔ ✘

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

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

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Mealybugs, Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Phytodermatitis, Rash, Toxic

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Available

Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes, Used in parkland

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Expectorant, Stomachic

Asthma, Cancer, Cardiotonic, Diabetes, epilepsy, Scabies

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod

Flowers, Leaves

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

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6.5 Garden Design

Not Available

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Matthiola incana

Nerium

7.2 Common Name

Blue Thimble Flower, Field Gilia, Gillyflower

Oleander, Nerium Oleander

7.2.1 In Hindi

gillyflower

ओलियंडर

7.2.2 In German

Garten-Levkoje

Oleander

7.2.3 In French

Gillyflower

laurier-rose

7.2.4 In Spanish

Gillyflower

Adelfa

7.2.5 In Greek

Gillyflower

Πικροδάφνη

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Matthiola incana

oleandro

7.2.7 In Polish

Gillyflower

Oleander

7.2.8 In Latin

Matthiola incana

Cleander

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Capparales

Gentianales

8.5 Family

Polemoniaceae

Apocynaceae

8.6 Genus

Gilia

Nerium

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Gilieae

Wrightieae

8.9 Subfamily

Polemonioideae

Apocynoideae, Hippocastanoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Gillyflower and Oleander

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

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Season and Care of Gillyflower and Oleander

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

Gillyflower and Oleander Physical Information

Gillyflower and Oleander physical information is very important for comparison. Gillyflower height is 38.10 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Oleander height is 300.00 cm and width 350.00 cm. The color specification of Gillyflower and Oleander are as follows:

Gillyflower flower color: Light Blue, Lavender and Blue Violet
Gillyflower leaf color: Green
Oleander flower color: Cream, Creamy Yellow, Pink, Purple, Red and White
Oleander leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Gillyflower and Oleander

Care of Gillyflower and Oleander include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Gillyflower pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Oleander pruning is done Prune in the late winter or spring and Remove shoots. In summer Gillyflower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Oleander needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.