Gillyflower

Spindle Tree

About Gillyflower and Spindle Tree

Gillyflower

Spindle Tree

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbaceous Perennial

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Northwestern United States, California, Canada

Europe, Western Asia

1.4 Types

Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock

Euonymus fortunei, Euonymus alatus, Euonymus europaeus

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Cultivated Beds

Dappled Shade, Shady Edge, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-9

4-7

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

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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38.10 cm

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370.00 cm

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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20.30 cm

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900.00 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Blue, Lavender, Blue Violet

Yellow green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Pink, Purple, Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Red

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblanceolate , Ovate

Lanceolate to elliptical

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Cuttings, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water

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

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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

organic fertlizers

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available

Powdery mildew, Vine weevils

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

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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55% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Mild Allergen

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Available

Showy Purposes

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

Alterative, Hepatic, Laxative, Purgative, Tonic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod

Bark, Seeds, Wood

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as a dye

Edible yellow dye is obtained, Used as essential oil, Yields a volatile oil that is used in soap making

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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Hedges, Screening, Wind Break

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Matthiola incana

EUONYMUS europaeus 'Aldenhamensis'

7.2 Common Name

Blue Thimble Flower, Field Gilia, Gillyflower

Spindle Tree, Common Spindle, European Spindle

7.2.1 In Hindi

gillyflower

Spindle Tree

7.2.2 In German

Garten-Levkoje

Spindelbaum

7.2.3 In French

Gillyflower

Spindle Arbre

7.2.4 In Spanish

Gillyflower

Árbol del husillo

7.2.5 In Greek

Gillyflower

ατράκτου Δέντρο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Matthiola incana

Árvore spindle

7.2.7 In Polish

Gillyflower

Wrzeciono Drzewo

7.2.8 In Latin

Matthiola incana

Ligno colos

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Capparales

Celastrales

8.5 Family

Polemoniaceae

Celastraceae

8.6 Genus

Gilia

Euonymus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Gilieae

Euonymeae

8.9 Subfamily

Polemonioideae

Celastroideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Gillyflower and Spindle Tree

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

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Season and Care of Gillyflower and Spindle Tree

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

Gillyflower and Spindle Tree Physical Information

Gillyflower and Spindle Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Gillyflower height is 38.10 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Spindle Tree height is 370.00 cm and width 900.00 cm. The color specification of Gillyflower and Spindle Tree are as follows:

Gillyflower flower color: Light Blue, Lavender and Blue Violet
Gillyflower leaf color: Green
Spindle Tree flower color: Yellow green
Spindle Tree leaf color: Green

Care of Gillyflower and Spindle Tree

Care of Gillyflower and Spindle Tree include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Gillyflower pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Spindle Tree 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 Spindle Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.