Gillyflower

Water Clover

About Gillyflower and Water Clover

Gillyflower

Water Clover

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbaceous Perennial

Aquatics

1.3 Origin

Northwestern United States, California, Canada

Australia

1.4 Types

Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock

Marsilea quadrifolia, Marsilea hirsuta

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Cultivated Beds

Bog Garden, Cultivated Beds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-9

9-11

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

12-9

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

21,22

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Mat-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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38.10 cm

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10.20 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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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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30.00 cm

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Blue, Lavender, Blue Violet

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblanceolate , Ovate

Four wedge-shaped leaflets

2.4 Thorns

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5% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

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

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Poorly Drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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60% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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42% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Spores

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

Needs very little 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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Sandy

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Not Applicable

Poorly Drained

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

Organic Manure

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available

Aphids, Clover Clot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

None

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

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5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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16% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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30% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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50% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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37% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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15% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

Not Available

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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22% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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10% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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17% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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40% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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90% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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3% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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2% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.9 Invasive

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6% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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71% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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61% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Frogs

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Beriberi, Toxic

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Available

Ground Cover

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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76% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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74% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Fixes Nitrogen

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Expectorant, Stomachic

Astringent

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod

Seeds, Spores

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as a dye

Used like flour, Used to make dough

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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31% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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44% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

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Container, Houseplant, Tropical, Water Gardens

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Matthiola incana

MARSILEA drummondii

7.2 Common Name

Blue Thimble Flower, Field Gilia, Gillyflower

Common Nardoo, Pepperwort, Water Clover

7.2.1 In Hindi

gillyflower

Water Clover

7.2.2 In German

Garten-Levkoje

Wasser Klee

7.2.3 In French

Gillyflower

Eau Clover

7.2.4 In Spanish

Gillyflower

Agua trébol

7.2.5 In Greek

Gillyflower

νερό Clover

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Matthiola incana

Clover água

7.2.7 In Polish

Gillyflower

Woda Clover

7.2.8 In Latin

Matthiola incana

Trifolium aqua

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Pteridophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Filicopsida

8.4 Order

Capparales

Hydropteridales

8.5 Family

Polemoniaceae

Marsileaceae

8.6 Genus

Gilia

Marsilea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

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8.8 Tribe

Gilieae

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8.9 Subfamily

Polemonioideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Gillyflower and Water Clover

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

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Season and Care of Gillyflower and Water Clover

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

Gillyflower and Water Clover Physical Information

Gillyflower and Water Clover physical information is very important for comparison. Gillyflower height is 38.10 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Water Clover height is 10.20 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Gillyflower and Water Clover are as follows:

Gillyflower flower color: Light Blue, Lavender and Blue Violet
Gillyflower leaf color: Green
Water Clover flower color: Not Available
Water Clover leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Gillyflower and Water Clover

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