Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Herbaceous Perennial
Origin
North America, Mexico, Central America
Northwestern United States, California, Canada
Types
Bigleaf hydrangea, Hortensia, Smooth hydrangea, Oakleaf hydrangea, Annabelle
Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock
Number of Varieties
10075
0
40000
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Habitat
Forest edges, Hillside, Woods
Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99995-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12*1
12 - 1
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
Habit
Vining/Climbing
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
2.40 cm38.10 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
45.70 cm20.30 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Brown
Light Blue, Lavender, Blue Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
White
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green, Black
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblovate
Oblanceolate , Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full 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
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
-
Requires regular watering
In Summer
Average Water
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Slightly Acidic
Soil Type
Loam
Sandy
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
-
Sun Exposure
-
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
Red blotch
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Flies
Butterflies
Allergy
Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Fever, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems
Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Expectorant, Stomachic
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Root
Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod
Other Uses
-
Used as a dye
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine
-
Botanical Name
CUCURBITA pepo 'Cotton Candy'
Matthiola incana
Common Name
Pumpkin, White Pumpkin
Blue Thimble Flower, Field Gilia, Gillyflower
In Hindi
Hydrangea
gillyflower
In German
Hortensie
Garten-Levkoje
In French
Hortensia
Gillyflower
In Spanish
Hortensia
Gillyflower
In Greek
υδραγεία
Gillyflower
In Portuguese
Hortênsia
Matthiola incana
In Polish
Hortensja
Gillyflower
In Latin
Hibiscus
Matthiola incana
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Magnoliophyta
Class
-
Magnoliopsida
Order
-
Capparales
Family
Cucurbitaceae
Polemoniaceae
Genus
-
Gilia
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Gilieae
Subfamily
-
Polemonioideae
Number of Species
725
1
27800
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