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What is

Life Span
Annual  
Annual and Perennial  

Type
Herbs, Vegetable  
Herbaceous Perennial  

Origin
South America, Argentina, Brazil  
Northwestern United States, California, Canada  

Types
Skunk weed, Navajo spinach  
Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock  

Number of Varieties
10  
75  
99+

Habitat
foothill woods, open Woodlands, Prairies, Roadsides  
Cultivated Beds  

USDA Hardiness Zone
3-10  
5-9  

AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1  
12 - 1  

Sunset Zone
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, 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  
Upright/Erect  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
120.00 cm  
99+
38.10 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
120.00 cm  
99+
20.30 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
White  
Light Blue, Lavender, Blue Violet  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
Green  
-  

Leaf Color in Spring
Green  
Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Green  
Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Green  
Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green  
Light Green  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Small elliptic  
Oblanceolate , Ovate  

Thorns
Yes  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Summer  
Spring, Summer  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun  
Full Sun  

Growth Rate
Fast  
Very Fast  

Type of Soil
Sand  
Loam, Sand  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral  
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Drainage
Well drained  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer  
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer  

Repeat Bloomer
Yes  
No  

Tolerances
Cold climate  
Drought  

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground  
Container, Ground  

How to Plant?
Seedlings  
Seedlings  

Plant Maintenance
Low  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Medium, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water occasionally  
Requires regular watering  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Neutral, Slightly Acidic  
Slightly Acidic  

Soil Type
Sandy, Well drained  
Sandy  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Sandy, Well drained  
-  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun  
Full Sun, Partial Sun  

Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts  
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves  

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  

Pests and Diseases
Insects, Leaf spot  
-  

Plant Tolerance
Cold climate  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
Showy  
Showy  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
Yes  
No  

Edible Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
Yes  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
Yes  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
Yes  
No  

Showy Foliage
No  
No  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
Medium  
Fine  

Foliage Sheen
Matte  
Glossy  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
Sometimes  
No  

Self-Sowing
Yes  
Yes  

Attracts
Bees, Butterflies  
Butterflies  

Allergy
-  
-  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing  
-  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
Yes  
Yes  

Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for insects, Shelter for wildlife  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Fever  
Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Expectorant, Stomachic  

Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Seeds  
Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod  

Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Making deodorants, Used as a dye, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties  
Used as a dye  

Used As Indoor Plant
Yes  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Edible, Herb  
-  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
CLEOME hassleriana 'Helen Campbell'  
Matthiola incana  

Common Name
Cleome, Spider Flower  
Blue Thimble Flower, Field Gilia, Gillyflower  

In Hindi
Cleome serrulata  
gillyflower  

In German
Cleome serrulata  
Garten-Levkoje  

In French
Cleome serrulata  
Gillyflower  

In Spanish
serrulata cleome  
Gillyflower  

In Greek
Cleome serrulata  
Gillyflower  

In Portuguese
serrulata Cleome  
Matthiola incana  

In Polish
cleome serrulata  
Gillyflower  

In Latin
Cleome serrulata  
Matthiola incana  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Brassicales  
Capparales  

Family
Cleomaceae  
Polemoniaceae  

Genus
Cleome  
Gilia  

Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids  
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots  

Tribe
-  
Gilieae  

Subfamily
-  
Polemonioideae  

Number of Species
170  
99+
25  

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Difference Between Cleome serrulata and Gillyflower

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Importance of Cleome serrulata and Gillyflower

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