Gillyflower

Wood Apple

About Gillyflower and Wood Apple

Gillyflower

Wood Apple

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbaceous Perennial

Fruits, Trees

1.3 Origin

Northwestern United States, California, Canada

Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya

1.4 Types

Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Cultivated Beds

Dry areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-9

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1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

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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

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1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

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2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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38.10 cm

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800.00 cm

Rank: 47 (Overall)▶

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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

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

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2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Greyish Brown, Light Green, Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Gray Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblanceolate , Ovate

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

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24% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Autumn

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Rich

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Late Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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34% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

Do not water excessively

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

Rich

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Not Applicable

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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84% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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30% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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95% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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50% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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61% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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15% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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65% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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22% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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17% Fruits 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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14% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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40% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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3% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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1% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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49% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

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5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Gastric

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Available

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Good Cleanser

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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All Fruits Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

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6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Expectorant, Stomachic

Blood cleanser, Diabetes, Ear ache, Energy, Kidney problems, Liver Protection, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, scurvy, Snakebite

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod

Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as a dye

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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18% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Fruits Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

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Edible, Fruit Tree

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Matthiola incana

Limonia acidissima

7.2 Common Name

Blue Thimble Flower, Field Gilia, Gillyflower

Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit

7.2.1 In Hindi

gillyflower

कबिट

7.2.2 In German

Garten-Levkoje

Indischer Holzapfel

7.2.3 In French

Gillyflower

Kawista

7.2.4 In Spanish

Gillyflower

Kawista

7.2.5 In Greek

Gillyflower

γλυκό ασβέστη

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Matthiola incana

Limonia

7.2.7 In Polish

Gillyflower

Feronia słoniowa

7.2.8 In Latin

Matthiola incana

dulcis ad cinerem

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Capparales

Sapindales

8.5 Family

Polemoniaceae

Rutaceae

8.6 Genus

Gilia

Limonia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Gilieae

Citreae

8.9 Subfamily

Polemonioideae

Aurantioideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Gillyflower and Wood Apple

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

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Season and Care of Gillyflower and Wood Apple

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

Gillyflower and Wood Apple Physical Information

Gillyflower and Wood Apple physical information is very important for comparison. Gillyflower height is 38.10 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Wood Apple height is 800.00 cm and width 900.00 cm. The color specification of Gillyflower and Wood Apple are as follows:

Gillyflower flower color: Light Blue, Lavender and Blue Violet
Gillyflower leaf color: Green
Wood Apple flower color: White
Wood Apple leaf color: Green

Care of Gillyflower and Wood Apple

Care of Gillyflower and Wood Apple include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Gillyflower pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Wood Apple pruning is done Prune after harvesting and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Gillyflower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Wood Apple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.