Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Fruits, Trees
Origin
Northwestern United States, California, Canada
Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya
Types
Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock
Not Available
Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Dry areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-9
Not Available
AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1
Not Available
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
Habit
Upright/Erect
Not Available
Flower Color
Light Blue, Lavender, Blue Violet
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Not Available
Fruit Color
Not Available
Greyish Brown, Light Green, Not Available
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Gray Green
Leaf Shape
Oblanceolate , Ovate
Ovate
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Autumn
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Rich
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Late Fall
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Do not water excessively
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil pH
Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage Capacity
Not Applicable
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Not Available
Not Available
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Foliage Texture
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Attracts
Butterflies
Not Available
Allergy
Not Available
Gastric
Aesthetic Uses
Not Available
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Good Cleanser
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Not Available
Medicinal Uses
Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Expectorant, Stomachic
Blood cleanser, Diabetes, Ear ache, Energy, Kidney problems, Liver Protection, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, scurvy, Snakebite
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod
Fruits
Other Uses
Used as a dye
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
No
No
Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes
Yes
Garden Design
Not Available
Edible, Fruit Tree
Botanical Name
Matthiola incana
Limonia acidissima
Common Name
Blue Thimble Flower, Field Gilia, Gillyflower
Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit
In Hindi
gillyflower
कबिट
In German
Garten-Levkoje
Indischer Holzapfel
In French
Gillyflower
Kawista
In Spanish
Gillyflower
Kawista
In Greek
Gillyflower
γλυκό ασβέστη
In Portuguese
Matthiola incana
Limonia
In Polish
Gillyflower
Feronia słoniowa
In Latin
Matthiola incana
dulcis ad cinerem
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Capparales
Sapindales
Family
Polemoniaceae
Rutaceae
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Subfamily
Polemonioideae
Aurantioideae
Number of Species
Not Available
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.
