Gillyflower

Virginia Creeper

About Gillyflower and Virginia Creeper

Gillyflower

Virginia Creeper

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbaceous Perennial

Vines

1.3 Origin

Northwestern United States, California, Canada

Central North America, Eastern Mexico, Eastern North America, Eastern United States, Southeastern Canada

1.4 Types

Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cultivated Beds

Brushlands, Chaparral, open Woodlands, Riverbanks, shaded woods, Stream side

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-97-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

Not Available

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

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

38.10 cm1,500.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

20.30 cm1,200.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Blue, Lavender, Blue Violet

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Black, Blue

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Purplish Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Blue Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Gray Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblanceolate , Ovate

Palmate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Late Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Shade, Partial shade, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam, Sandy

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Late Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

Needs less watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

Moderate

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

Ample Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Slightly Acidic

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Sandy

Loamy, Moist, Sandy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Not Applicable

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Shade, Partial shade, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune after flowering, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune in late summer or fall

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Fertilize every year

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available

Aphids, Black Vine Weevil, Caterpillars, Flea Beetles, Leaf eating pests, Leaf Hoppers, Scale

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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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

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

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

Abdominal pain, Bloody vomiting, Diarrhea, dilation of pupils, drowsiness, Headache, Nausea, Skin irritation, Sweating, Toxic, Twitching of face, Weak pulse

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Available

Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

No Beauty Benefits

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Expectorant, Stomachic

Antirheumatic, Cough, Diarrhea, Expectorant

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod

Bark, Fruits, Root, Sap

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as a dye

Used as Ornamental plant, Used in herbal medicines

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Not Available

Vine, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Matthiola incana

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

7.2 Common Name

Blue Thimble Flower, Field Gilia, Gillyflower

Virginia creeper, Victoria creeper, five-leaved ivy, or five-finger

7.2.1 In Hindi

gillyflower

वर्जीनिया लता

7.2.2 In German

Garten-Levkoje

Selbstkletternde Jungfernrebe, Wilder Wein

7.2.3 In French

Gillyflower

vigne vierge vraie, vigne vierge à cinq folioles, vigne vierge de Virginie

7.2.4 In Spanish

Gillyflower

Parra Virgen, Viña virgen y Enredadera de Virginia

7.2.5 In Greek

Gillyflower

αναρριχητικό φυτό της Βιρτζίνια

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Matthiola incana

Virginia Creeper

7.2.7 In Polish

Gillyflower

winobluszcz

7.2.8 In Latin

Matthiola incana

Virginia creeper

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Capparales

Rhamnales

8.5 Family

Polemoniaceae

Vitaceae

8.6 Genus

Gilia

Parthenocissus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Gilieae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Polemonioideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Gillyflower and Virginia Creeper

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

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Season and Care of Gillyflower and Virginia Creeper

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

Gillyflower and Virginia Creeper Physical Information

Gillyflower and Virginia Creeper physical information is very important for comparison. Gillyflower height is 38.10 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Virginia Creeper height is 1,500.00 cm and width 1,200.00 cm. The color specification of Gillyflower and Virginia Creeper are as follows:

Gillyflower flower color: Light Blue, Lavender and Blue Violet
Gillyflower leaf color: Green
Virginia Creeper flower color: Not Available
Virginia Creeper leaf color: Green and Purplish Green

Care of Gillyflower and Virginia Creeper

Care of Gillyflower and Virginia Creeper include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Gillyflower pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Virginia Creeper pruning is done Prune after flowering, Prune for shortening long shoots and Prune in late summer or fall. In summer Gillyflower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Virginia Creeper needs Moderate and in winter, it needs Ample Water.