Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Northwestern United States, California, Canada
North America, Europe, Africa, Asia
Types
Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock
Tiger lily, Columbia lily, Woody lily
Number of Varieties
754
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
meadows, Shady Edge, Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-92-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1
8-1
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, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
38.10 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
20.30 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Blue, Lavender, Blue Violet
White, Yellow, Red, Green, Purple, Gold, Pink, Rose, Peach, Burgundy, Bronze
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Yellow green, Sandy Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblanceolate , Ovate
Long Narrow
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
From bulbs, Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Sandy
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
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
Fine
-
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Deers, Insects, Moths
Allergy
-
Headache
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Expectorant, Stomachic
Cough, Fever, Menstrual Disorders, Stomach pain, tuberculosis, Upset stomach, Wounds
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod
Bulbs, Flowers, Root, Seeds
Other Uses
Used as a dye
Can be made into a herbal tea, Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
-
Alpine, Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower
Botanical Name
Matthiola incana
LILIUM canadense
Common Name
Blue Thimble Flower, Field Gilia, Gillyflower
Meadow lily
In Hindi
gillyflower
कनाडा लिली
In German
Garten-Levkoje
Kanada Lily
In French
Gillyflower
Lily Canada
In Spanish
Gillyflower
Kanada Lily
In Greek
Gillyflower
Kanada Lily
In Portuguese
Matthiola incana
Kanada Lily
In Polish
Gillyflower
Kanada Lily
In Latin
Matthiola incana
Canada Lily
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Capparales
Liliales
Family
Polemoniaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Gilia
Lilium
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Gilieae
Lilieae
Subfamily
Polemonioideae
Lilioideae
Number of Species
2510
1
27800
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