1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Biennial or Perennial
1.2 Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Vegetable
1.3 Origin
Northwestern United States, California, Canada
Europe
1.4 Types
Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock
Leaf beet, Seakettle beet, Spinach beet
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Cultivated Beds
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
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 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
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
38.10 cm30.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
20.30 cm30.50 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Light Blue, Lavender, Blue Violet
Red, Green
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Dark Green, Green, Orange, Red, White, Yellow
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green
White, Yellow, Red, Green, Orange, Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green
White, Yellow, Red, Green, Orange, Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Oblanceolate , Ovate
Heart-shaped
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs
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
Neutral, Alkaline
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
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Apply 10-10-10 amount
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Not Available
Cercospora leaf spot, Damping off, Darkling beetles, Downy mildew
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
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
dark circles, Diarrhea, Runny nose, Vomiting, wheezing
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Available
Ground Cover
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Moisturizing, Remove blemishes, Slow downs aging, Speed hair growth
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Expectorant, Stomachic
Antitumor, Carminative, Haemostatic, Stomachic, Tonic
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod
Leaves, Root
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as a dye
Cultivated for fodder, Eaten as a pot herb, Used to make juice
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Not Available
Bedding Plant, Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Matthiola incana
BETA vulgaris ssp. cicla
7.2 Common Name
Blue Thimble Flower, Field Gilia, Gillyflower
Swiss Chard
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Garten-Levkoje
Swiss Chard
7.2.3 In French
7.2.4 In Spanish
7.2.5 In Greek
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Matthiola incana
Acelga suíça
7.2.7 In Polish
7.2.8 In Latin
Matthiola incana
Swiss Chard
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Capparales
Caryophyllales
8.5 Family
Polemoniaceae
Chenopodiaceae
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species