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1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
1.2 Type
Shrub
Herbaceous Perennial
1.3 Origin
Australia
Northwestern United States, California, Canada
1.4 Types
Not available
Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
NANA
Elderberry
0 40000
1.5 Habitat
subtropical regions, Temperate Regions, Tropical regions, Warmer regions
Cultivated Beds
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
9-115-9
Bamboo
0 99
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
12-1
12 - 1
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 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
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
120.00 cm38.10 cm
Cyclamen
0.54 3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
120.00 cm20.30 cm
Evening Primrose
0.1 6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Blue, Purple, Blue Violet
Light Blue, Lavender, Blue Violet
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Not Available
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
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
Dark Green
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Irregular
Oblanceolate , Ovate
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Medium
Very Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Not Available
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Semi-hardwood cuttings
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Requires regular watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
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
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch, Rust aphids
Not Available
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Not Available
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
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
Medium
Fine
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Butterflies, Flying insects, Hummingbirds, Insects
Butterflies
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Showy Purposes, small hedge
Not Available
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
High blood pressure, lowering blood pressure
Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Expectorant, Stomachic
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod
6.2.3 Other Uses
Decoration Purposes
Used as a dye
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Not Available
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
ALYOGYNE huegelii 'Monle'
Matthiola incana
7.2 Common Name
Blue Hibiscus, Purple Delight Blue Hibiscus
Blue Thimble Flower, Field Gilia, Gillyflower
7.2.1 In Hindi
Blue Hibiscus
gillyflower
7.2.2 In German
Blauer Hibiskus Baum
Garten-Levkoje
7.2.3 In French
Bleu Hibiscus Arbre
Gillyflower
7.2.4 In Spanish
Azul árbol del hibisco
Gillyflower
7.2.5 In Greek
Μπλε Hibiscus Tree
Gillyflower
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Árvore azul do hibiscus
Matthiola incana
7.2.7 In Polish
Niebieski Hibiscus Drzewo
Gillyflower
7.2.8 In Latin
Hibiscus lignum blue
Matthiola incana
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Malvales
Capparales
8.5 Family
Malvaceae
Polemoniaceae
8.6 Genus
Alyogyne
Gilia
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Hibisceae
Gilieae
8.9 Subfamily
Malvoideae
Polemonioideae
8.10 Number of Species
NANA
Calla Lily
1 27800

Difference Between Blue Hibiscus and Gillyflower

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Importance of Blue Hibiscus and Gillyflower

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