Pumpkin Tree

Gillyflower

About Pumpkin Tree and Gillyflower

Pumpkin Tree

Gillyflower

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Annual and Perennial

Type

Tree

Herbaceous Perennial

Origin

Middle Africa

Northwestern United States, California, Canada

Types

Solanum integrifolium

Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock

Number of Varieties

1875

0 40000

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Habitat

Moist Soils

Cultivated Beds

USDA Hardiness Zone

3-95-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

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, 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

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

90.00 cm38.10 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

90.00 cm20.30 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Light Blue, Lavender, Blue Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Orange, Gold, Orange Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

imparipinnate

Oblanceolate , Ovate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Summer

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

Requires a lot of watering

Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Slightly Acidic

Soil Type

Clay

Sandy

Soil Drainage Capacity

Rich

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

Insignificant

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds

Butterflies

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Anti-oxidant, Digestive, Fiber, Minerals

Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Expectorant, Stomachic

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Seeds

Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod

Other Uses

Animal Feed, For making oil, Used as a nutritious food item

Used as a dye

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Fruit Tree

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

SOLANUM integrifolium

Matthiola incana

Common Name

Chinese Scarlet Eggplant, Pumpkin Tree, Turkish Eggplant, Turkish Orange Eggplant

Blue Thimble Flower, Field Gilia, Gillyflower

In Hindi

कद्दू पेड़

gillyflower

In German

Kürbis-Baum

Garten-Levkoje

In French

arbre de citrouille

Gillyflower

In Spanish

árbol de calabaza

Gillyflower

In Greek

δέντρο κολοκύθας

Gillyflower

In Portuguese

árvore abóbora

Matthiola incana

In Polish

drzewa dyni

Gillyflower

In Latin

PEPO ligno

Matthiola incana

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Scrophulariales

Capparales

Family

Oleaceae

Polemoniaceae

Genus

Fraxinus

Gilia

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Gilieae

Subfamily

Polemonioideae

Number of Species

125

1 27800

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Properties of Pumpkin Tree and Gillyflower

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

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Season and Care of Pumpkin Tree and Gillyflower

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

Pumpkin Tree and Gillyflower Physical Information

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

Pumpkin Tree flower color: White
Pumpkin Tree leaf color: Green and Light Green
Gillyflower flower color: Light Blue, Lavender and Blue Violet
Gillyflower leaf color: Green

Care of Pumpkin Tree and Gillyflower

Care of Pumpkin Tree and Gillyflower include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Pumpkin Tree 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 Pumpkin Tree 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.