Gillyflower

Silver Birch

About Gillyflower and Silver Birch

Gillyflower

Silver Birch

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbaceous Perennial

Tree

1.3 Origin

Northwestern United States, California, Canada

Northern Europe, Russia/Siberia

1.4 Types

Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock

Young's weeping birch, Ornäs Birch

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Cultivated Beds

Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden Canopy

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-9

2-7

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

7-1

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

A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Pyramidal

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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38.10 cm

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1,220.00 cm

Rank: 33 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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20.30 cm

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610.00 cm

Rank: 34 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Blue, Lavender, Blue Violet

Green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Black

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Light Yellow, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblanceolate , Ovate

Double-toothed, serrated

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site, Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Sandy

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Not Applicable

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

General purpose granulated 30-10-10 fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available

Anthracnose, Birch Leafminer, Bronze Birch Borer, Slime Flux

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

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

Butterflies, Insects, Moths

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Pollen

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Available

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

anti-inflammatory, Antirheumatic, Antiseptic, Astringent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod

Flowers, Inner Bark, Leaves, Sap

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as a dye

Used as a thickener in soups, Used as essential oil, used for making charcoal, Used in making tea

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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Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Matthiola incana

BETULA pendula

7.2 Common Name

Blue Thimble Flower, Field Gilia, Gillyflower

Common Birch, European White Birch, Silver Birch

7.2.1 In Hindi

gillyflower

Silver Birch

7.2.2 In German

Garten-Levkoje

Weißbirke

7.2.3 In French

Gillyflower

Silver Birch

7.2.4 In Spanish

Gillyflower

Abedul de plata

7.2.5 In Greek

Gillyflower

Silver Birch

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Matthiola incana

Silver Birch

7.2.7 In Polish

Gillyflower

Silver Birch

7.2.8 In Latin

Matthiola incana

Argentum Birch

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Capparales

Fagales

8.5 Family

Polemoniaceae

Betulaceae

8.6 Genus

Gilia

Betula

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Gilieae

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8.9 Subfamily

Polemonioideae

Betuloideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Gillyflower and Silver Birch

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

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Season and Care of Gillyflower and Silver Birch

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

Gillyflower and Silver Birch Physical Information

Gillyflower and Silver Birch physical information is very important for comparison. Gillyflower height is 38.10 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Silver Birch height is 1,220.00 cm and width 610.00 cm. The color specification of Gillyflower and Silver Birch are as follows:

Gillyflower flower color: Light Blue, Lavender and Blue Violet
Gillyflower leaf color: Green
Silver Birch flower color: Green
Silver Birch leaf color: Light Green

Care of Gillyflower and Silver Birch

Care of Gillyflower and Silver Birch include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Gillyflower pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Silver Birch pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Gillyflower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Silver Birch needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.