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About Gillyflower and Vine Maple


About Vine Maple and Gillyflower


What is

Life Span
Annual and Perennial  
Perennial  

Type
Herbaceous Perennial  
Tree  

Origin
Northwestern United States, California, Canada  
North America, Northwestern United States  

Types
Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock  
Acer circinatum  

Number of Varieties
75  
99+
20  
99+

Habitat
Cultivated Beds  
Forests, gardens, Open Forest, Tropical regions, Wet forest  

USDA Hardiness Zone
5-9  
5-9  

AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1  
9-4  

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  
A3, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 14, 15, 16, 17  

Habit
Upright/Erect  
Clump-Forming  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
38.10 cm  
99+
610.00 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
20.30 cm  
99+
610.00 cm  
34

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
Light Blue, Lavender, Blue Violet  
White, Purple  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
-  
Red  

Leaf Color in Spring
Green  
Green, Light Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Green  
Green, Light Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Green  
Red, Orange, Dark Red, Orange Red  

Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green  
-  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Oblanceolate , Ovate  
Maple shaped  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer  
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun  
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade  

Growth Rate
Very Fast  
Medium  

Type of Soil
Loam, Sand  
Clay, Loam, Sand  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Drainage
Well drained  
Average  

Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer  
Early Spring  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
No  

Tolerances
Drought  
Wet Site  

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground  
Ground  

How to Plant?
Seedlings  
Stem Planting  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering  
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Requires consistently moist soil, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Slightly Acidic  
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Type
Sandy  
Clay, Loam, Sand  

Soil Drainage Capacity
-  
Average  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade  

Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves  
Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Prune every year, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove deadheads  

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  

Pests and Diseases
-  
Billbugs, Fungal Diseases, Red blotch  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
Showy  
Showy  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No  
Yes  

Edible Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
No  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
Yes  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
No  
Yes  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
Fine  
Medium  

Foliage Sheen
Glossy  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
No  

Self-Sowing
Yes  
Yes  

Attracts
Butterflies  
-  

Allergy
-  
-  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
-  
Showy Purposes  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
Yes  
No  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Expectorant, Stomachic  
-  

Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod  
-  

Other Uses
Used as a dye  
-  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
-  
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
Matthiola incana  
ACER circinatum  

Common Name
Blue Thimble Flower, Field Gilia, Gillyflower  
Oregon Vine Maple, Vine Maple  

In Hindi
gillyflower  
बेल मेपल  

In German
Garten-Levkoje  
Wein-Ahorn  

In French
Gillyflower  
Maple Vine  

In Spanish
Gillyflower  
arce vid  

In Greek
Gillyflower  
αμπέλου Maple  

In Portuguese
Matthiola incana  
bordo de videira  

In Polish
Gillyflower  
Vine Maple  

In Latin
Matthiola incana  
vitis Maple  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
Tracheophyta  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Capparales  
Sapindales  

Family
Polemoniaceae  
Aceraceae  

Genus
Gilia  
Acer  

Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots  
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids  

Tribe
Gilieae  
-  

Subfamily
Polemonioideae  
Hippocastanoideae  

Number of Species
25  
128  
99+

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Properties of Gillyflower and Vine Maple

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

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Season and Care of Gillyflower and Vine Maple

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

Gillyflower and Vine Maple Physical Information

Gillyflower and Vine Maple physical information is very important for comparison. Gillyflower height is 38.10 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Vine Maple height is 610.00 cm and width 610.00 cm. The color specification of Gillyflower and Vine Maple are as follows:

Care of Gillyflower and Vine Maple

Care of Gillyflower and Vine Maple include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Gillyflower pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Vine Maple pruning is done Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Prune every year, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape and Remove deadheads. In summer Gillyflower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Vine Maple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.

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