Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Annual
Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Grass
Origin
Northwestern United States, California, Canada
North America, South America, Europe, Southern Africa, Asia
Types
Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock
Hulled Barley, Hulless Barley, Barley Grits
Number of Varieties
758
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Humid climates
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-9-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1
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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, 23, 24
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Habit
Upright/Erect
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
38.10 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
20.30 cm15.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Blue, Lavender, Blue Violet
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Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown, Gold
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblanceolate , Ovate
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
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Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
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Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Slightly Acidic
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Soil Type
Sandy
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Do not prune during shooting season
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
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
Fine
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
-
Allergy
-
Abdominal pain, breathing problems, Eczema, Headache, Itchiness, Red eyes, Runny nose, Sinuses, sneezing, Sore eyes, Watery eyes, wheezing
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Expectorant, Stomachic
Asthma, Bronchitis, Diabetes, Diarrhea
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod
Seeds
Other Uses
Used as a dye
Used As Food, Used in making beverages
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
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Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Wildflower
Botanical Name
Matthiola incana
HORDEUM vulgare
Common Name
Blue Thimble Flower, Field Gilia, Gillyflower
Barley
In Hindi
gillyflower
जौ
In German
Garten-Levkoje
Gerste
In French
Gillyflower
orge
In Spanish
Gillyflower
cebada
In Greek
Gillyflower
κριθάρι
In Portuguese
Matthiola incana
cevada
In Polish
Gillyflower
jęczmień
In Latin
Matthiola incana
hordei
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Capparales
Cyperales
Family
Polemoniaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Gilia
Hordeum
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Gilieae
Triticeae
Subfamily
Polemonioideae
Pooideae
Number of Species
256
1
27800
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