Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Annual
Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Shrub
Origin
Northwestern United States, California, Canada
North America, Western United States, Canada
Types
Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock
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Number of Varieties
751
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40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Along Railroads, Gravels, Roadsides, Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-94-9
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1
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
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Habit
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
38.10 cm12.70 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
20.30 cm12.70 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Blue, Lavender, Blue Violet
Yellow green, Chartreuse
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblanceolate , Ovate
Cone shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
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Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Requires a lot of watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Slightly Acidic
Slightly Acidic
Soil Type
Sandy
Dry, Sandy
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
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Mealybugs, Nematodes, White grubs
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
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Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Bonsai, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Expectorant, Stomachic
Digestive disorders
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Used as a dye
Added to salads, Used in making tea
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
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Flower borders, Landscape
Botanical Name
Matthiola incana
Matricaria discoidea
Common Name
Blue Thimble Flower, Field Gilia, Gillyflower
Pineapple Weed, Ray-less Dogfennel, disc mayweed, wild chamomile
In Hindi
gillyflower
Pineapple Weed
In German
Garten-Levkoje
Strahlenlose Kamille
In French
Gillyflower
Matricaire odorante
In Spanish
Gillyflower
Pineapple Weed
In Greek
Gillyflower
ξύλο ανανά
In Portuguese
Matthiola incana
Pineapple Weed
In Polish
Gillyflower
Rumianek bezpromieniowy
In Latin
Matthiola incana
Pineapple Weed
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Capparales
Asterales
Family
Polemoniaceae
Asteraceae
Genus
Gilia
Matricaria
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Gilieae
Anthemideae
Subfamily
Polemonioideae
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Number of Species
251
1
27800
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