Life Span
Annual
Annual and Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Herbaceous Perennial
Origin
Southern Europe, Northern Africa, Western Asia
Northwestern United States, California, Canada
Types
not available
Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock
Habitat
Fields, Roadsides, wastelands
Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
Not Available
5-9
AHS Heat Zone
Not Available
12 - 1
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 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
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
Habit
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect
Flower Color
Blue, Blue Violet
Light Blue, Lavender, Blue Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Sandy Brown
Not Available
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Not Available
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Oblanceolate , Ovate
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Not Available
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Requirements
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Water when soil is dry
Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil pH
Neutral
Slightly Acidic
Soil Drainage Capacity
Not Available
Not Applicable
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids
Not Available
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Foliage Texture
Fine
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Attracts
Not Available
Butterflies
Allergy
Not Available
Not Available
Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Not Available
Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Expectorant, Stomachic
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used as a dye
Used As Indoor Plant
No
No
Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes
Yes
Garden Design
Cottage garden
Not Available
Botanical Name
NIGELLA damascena
Matthiola incana
Common Name
Love-in-a-mist
Blue Thimble Flower, Field Gilia, Gillyflower
In Hindi
love-in-a-mist
gillyflower
In German
love-in-a-mist
Garten-Levkoje
In French
love-in-a-mist
Gillyflower
In Spanish
love-in-a-mist
Gillyflower
In Greek
love-in-a-mist
Gillyflower
In Portuguese
nigela-dos-trigos
Matthiola incana
In Polish
kocham-w-mgle
Gillyflower
In Latin
Amor-in-nebula
Matthiola incana
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Capparales
Family
Ranunculaceae
Polemoniaceae
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Not Available
Gilieae
Subfamily
Not Available
Polemonioideae
Number of Species
Not Available
Not Available
Season and Care of Love in a mist and Gillyflower
Season and care of Love in a mist and Gillyflower is important to know. While considering everything about Love in a mist and Gillyflower Care, growing season is an essential factor. Love in a mist season is Spring and Summer and Gillyflower season is Spring and Summer. The type of soil for Love in a mist is Loam and for Gillyflower is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Love in a mist is Neutral and for Gillyflower is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.
Love in a mist and Gillyflower Physical Information
Love in a mist and Gillyflower physical information is very important for comparison. Love in a mist height is 30.50 cm and width 15.20 cm whereas Gillyflower height is 38.10 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Love in a mist and Gillyflower are as follows:
Love in a mist flower color: Blue and Blue Violet
Love in a mist leaf color: Green
Gillyflower flower color: Light Blue, Lavender and Blue Violet
- Gillyflower leaf color: Green
Care of Love in a mist and Gillyflower
Care of Love in a mist and Gillyflower include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Love in a mist pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Gillyflower pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Love in a mist 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.
