1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
1.2 Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Aquatics
1.3 Origin
Northwestern United States, California, Canada
Australia
1.4 Types
Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Cultivated Beds
along watercourse, Banks, Lake Sides, Near ponds
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 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
1.9 Habit
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
38.10 cm250.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
20.30 cm610.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Light Blue, Lavender, Blue Violet
Not Available
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Light Green, Dark Red
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green, Dark Red
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Light Green, Dark Red
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green, Gray Green, Dark Red
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Oblanceolate , Ovate
Round
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Poorly Drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Not Available
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
In Water
4.2 How to Plant?
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Keep immersed in water
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Not Applicable
Poorly Drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial 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
Not Available
Not Available
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
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
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Not Applicable
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Available
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
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
Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Expectorant, Stomachic
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod
Seeds, Spores
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as a dye
Decoration Purposes, Starch
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Not Available
Container, Water Gardens
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Matthiola incana
MARSILEA mutica
7.2 Common Name
Blue Thimble Flower, Field Gilia, Gillyflower
Banded Nardoo, Banded Water Clover, Pepperwort
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Garten-Levkoje
Pepperwort
7.2.3 In French
7.2.4 In Spanish
7.2.5 In Greek
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Matthiola incana
Pepperwort
7.2.7 In Polish
7.2.8 In Latin
Matthiola incana
Pepperwort
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Equisetopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
Polemoniaceae
Marsileaceae
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species