Melampodium

Gillyflower

About Melampodium and Gillyflower

Melampodium

Gillyflower

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Annual and Perennial

Type

Perennial

Herbaceous Perennial

Origin

Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America

Northwestern United States, California, Canada

Types

Perennials

Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock

Number of Varieties

4075

0 40000

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Habitat

Desert

Cultivated Beds

USDA Hardiness Zone

2-115-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 6

12 - 1

Sunset Zone

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

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.50 cm38.10 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

20.30 cm20.30 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Gold

Light Blue, Lavender, Blue Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lobed

Oblanceolate , Ovate

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Alkaline

Slightly Acidic

Soil Type

Well drained

Sandy

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Butterflies

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Expectorant, Stomachic

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod

Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Used as a dye

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum

Matthiola incana

Common Name

Butter Daisy, Melampodium

Blue Thimble Flower, Field Gilia, Gillyflower

In Hindi

Melampodium

gillyflower

In German

Melmpodiam

Garten-Levkoje

In French

Melmpodiam

Gillyflower

In Spanish

Melmpodiam

Gillyflower

In Greek

Melmpodiam

Gillyflower

In Portuguese

Melmpodiam

Matthiola incana

In Polish

Melmpodiam

Gillyflower

In Latin

Melmpodiam

Matthiola incana

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Capparales

Family

Asteraceae

Polemoniaceae

Genus

Melampodium

Gilia

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Millerieae

Gilieae

Subfamily

Asteroideae

Polemonioideae

Number of Species

3925

1 27800

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Properties of Melampodium and Gillyflower

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

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Season and Care of Melampodium and Gillyflower

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

Melampodium and Gillyflower Physical Information

Melampodium and Gillyflower physical information is very important for comparison. Melampodium height is 30.50 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Gillyflower height is 38.10 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Melampodium and Gillyflower are as follows:

Melampodium flower color: Yellow and Gold
Melampodium leaf color: Green
Gillyflower flower color: Light Blue, Lavender and Blue Violet
Gillyflower leaf color: Green

Care of Melampodium and Gillyflower

Care of Melampodium and Gillyflower include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Melampodium 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 Melampodium 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.