Musk Thistle

Gillyflower

About Musk Thistle and Gillyflower

Musk Thistle

Gillyflower

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Biennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb, Flowering Plants

Herbaceous Perennial

1.3 Origin

World/Pandemic, Europe, Asia

Northwestern United States, California, Canada

1.4 Types

Crocus tommasinianus, Crocus etruscus, Crocus vernus, Crocus cambessedesii

Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

50NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

gardens, Grassland, open Woodlands, orchards, Pastures, tropical environments

Cultivated Beds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

2-105-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10 - 1

12 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

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

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

90.00 cm38.10 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.00 cm20.30 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Red, Violet

Light Blue, Lavender, Blue Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Oblanceolate , Ovate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Winter

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Pollution, Drought, Salt, Soil Compaction

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering

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

Clay, Loam, Sand

Sandy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Not Applicable

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium, Requires high amount of nitrogen

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Insects, Red blotch

Not Available

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Not Available

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Flying insects

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes

Not Available

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for insects

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Unknown, Unknown

Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Expectorant, Stomachic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Stem

Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes

Used as a dye

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Not Available

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CARDUUS nutans

Matthiola incana

7.2 Common Name

Musk Thistle, Nodding Thistle

Blue Thimble Flower, Field Gilia, Gillyflower

7.2.1 In Hindi

कस्तूरी थीस्ल

gillyflower

7.2.2 In German

Nickende Distel

Garten-Levkoje

7.2.3 In French

Musk Thistle

Gillyflower

7.2.4 In Spanish

Cardo de almizcle

Gillyflower

7.2.5 In Greek

musk Thistle

Gillyflower

7.2.6 In Portuguese

musk Thistle

Matthiola incana

7.2.7 In Polish

Musk Thistle

Gillyflower

7.2.8 In Latin

Carduus MOSCHUS

Matthiola incana

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

Capparales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Polemoniaceae

8.6 Genus

Carduus

Gilia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Cynareae

Gilieae

8.9 Subfamily

Carduoideae

Polemonioideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Musk Thistle and Gillyflower

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

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Season and Care of Musk Thistle and Gillyflower

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

Musk Thistle and Gillyflower Physical Information

Musk Thistle and Gillyflower physical information is very important for comparison. Musk Thistle height is 90.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Gillyflower height is 38.10 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Musk Thistle and Gillyflower are as follows:

Musk Thistle flower color: Red and Violet
Musk Thistle leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Gillyflower flower color: Light Blue, Lavender and Blue Violet
Gillyflower leaf color: Green

Care of Musk Thistle and Gillyflower

Care of Musk Thistle and Gillyflower include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Musk Thistle pruning is done Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove deadheads and Gillyflower pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Musk Thistle 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.