Ice Plant

Gillyflower

About Ice Plant and Gillyflower

Ice Plant

Gillyflower

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Succulent

Herbaceous Perennial

1.3 Origin

South Africa

Northwestern United States, California, Canada

1.4 Types

Cooper’s ice plant Hardy yellow Starburst Hardy white

Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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About Elderberry

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Coastal Regions, Mountain tops, Stream side, Suburban areas

Cultivated Beds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

12-15

5-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1

12 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

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

1.9 Habit

Spreading

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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15.20 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

38.10 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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25.40 cm

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20.30 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange, Pink, Hot Pink, Fuchsia, Peach

Light Blue, Lavender, Blue Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Blue Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Succulent

Oblanceolate , Ovate

2.4 Thorns

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63% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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8% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Indeterminate

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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15% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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60% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs less watering, Requires watering in the growing season

Requires regular watering

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Slightly Acidic

4.5.2 Soil Type

Sand

Sandy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Not Applicable

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Shape and thin as needed

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

No fertilizers needed

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Mealybugs

Not Available

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought and Salt

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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32% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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34% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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21% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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30% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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36% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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50% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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22% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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15% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

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22% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

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17% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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47% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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40% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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7% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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3% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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2% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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2% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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1% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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6% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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13% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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71% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

no allergic reactions

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

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6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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51% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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76% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Diuretic, Dysentry, Liver problems

Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Expectorant, Stomachic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Leaves, Sap, Seeds

Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Used as a dye

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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53% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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31% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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All Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Groundcover, Rock Garden, Wall

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7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

DOROTHEANTHUS bellidiformis

Matthiola incana

7.2 Common Name

Ice Plant, Livingstone Daisy

Blue Thimble Flower, Field Gilia, Gillyflower

7.2.1 In Hindi

Ice Plant

gillyflower

7.2.2 In German

Eis-Anlage

Garten-Levkoje

7.2.3 In French

Ice Plant

Gillyflower

7.2.4 In Spanish

Planta de hielo

Gillyflower

7.2.5 In Greek

Plant Ice

Gillyflower

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Planta de gelo

Matthiola incana

7.2.7 In Polish

Ice roślin

Gillyflower

7.2.8 In Latin

Ice plant

Matthiola incana

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Capparales

8.5 Family

Aizoaceae

Polemoniaceae

8.6 Genus

Dorotheanthus

Gilia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Gilieae

8.9 Subfamily

Ruschioideae

Polemonioideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Ice Plant and Gillyflower

Wondering what are the properties of Ice Plant and Gillyflower? We provide you with everything About Ice Plant and Gillyflower. Ice Plant doesn't have thorns and Gillyflower doesn't have thorns. Also Ice Plant does not have fragrant flowers. Ice Plant has allergic reactions like no allergic reactions and Gillyflower has allergic reactions like no allergic reactions. 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 Ice Plant and Gillyflower and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Ice Plant and Gillyflower

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

Ice Plant and Gillyflower Physical Information

Ice Plant and Gillyflower physical information is very important for comparison. Ice Plant height is 15.20 cm and width 25.40 cm whereas Gillyflower height is 38.10 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Ice Plant and Gillyflower are as follows:

Ice Plant flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange, Pink, Hot Pink, Fuchsia and Peach
Ice Plant leaf color: Light Green
Gillyflower flower color: Light Blue, Lavender and Blue Violet
Gillyflower leaf color: Green

Care of Ice Plant and Gillyflower

Care of Ice Plant and Gillyflower include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Ice Plant pruning is done Shape and thin as needed and Gillyflower pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Ice Plant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Gillyflower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.