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Indian Hemp
Indian Hemp

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What is

Life Span

Annual
Annual and Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants, Herbs, Shrubs
Herbaceous Perennial

Origin

Southern Asia, India
Northwestern United States, California, Canada

Types

Crotalaria benghalensis Lam. Crotalaria fenestrata Sims Crotalaria ferestrata Sims Crotalaria porrecta Wall. Crotalaria sericea Willd. Crotalaria tenuifolia Roxb. Crotalaria viminea Wall.
Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock

Number of Varieties

775
0 40000
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Habitat

Mountain tops, Temperate Regions, Terrestrial
Cultivated Beds

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-115-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 4
12 - 1

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 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

Oval or Rounded
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

90.00 cm38.10 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

90.00 cm20.30 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Gold
Light Blue, Lavender, Blue Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Black
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Gray Green
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green, Gray Green
Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green, Gray Green
Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate
Oblanceolate , Ovate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast
Very Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Does not require lot of watering, Requires watering in the growing season
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

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sandy
Sandy

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
-

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove deadheads, Shape and thin as needed
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Insects, Moth, Red blotch
-

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

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
Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
Butterflies

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
-

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antispasmodic, Cold, Cough, Diarrhea, Digestive disorders, Jaundice, Liver problems, Urinary tract problems, Wounds
Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Expectorant, Stomachic

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Leaves
Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod

Other Uses

Culinary use
Used as a dye

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edging
-

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Apocynum cannabinum
Matthiola incana

Common Name

Dogbane, milkweed, honeybloom, bitter root, black hemp, hemp dogbane, lechuguilla, westernwall
Blue Thimble Flower, Field Gilia, Gillyflower

In Hindi

भारतीय गांजा
gillyflower

In German

Indischer Hanf
Garten-Levkoje

In French

chanvre indien
Gillyflower

In Spanish

El cáñamo indio
Gillyflower

In Greek

ινδική κάνναβη
Gillyflower

In Portuguese

cânhamo indiano
Matthiola incana

In Polish

Konopie indyjskie
Gillyflower

In Latin

Latin Hemp
Matthiola incana

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

-
Magnoliophyta

Class

-
Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales
Capparales

Family

Fabaceae
Polemoniaceae

Genus

Crotalaria
Gilia

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Crotalarieae
Gilieae

Subfamily

Faboideae
Polemonioideae

Number of Species

40025
1 27800
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Difference Between Indian Hemp and Gillyflower

If you are confused whether Indian Hemp or Gillyflower are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Indian Hemp and Gillyflower Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Indian Hemp are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Gillyflower fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Indian Hemp and Gillyflower if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Indian Hemp and Gillyflower

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Indian Hemp and Gillyflower. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Indian Hemp and Gillyflower as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Indian Hemp is Antispasmodic, Cold, Cough, Diarrhea, Digestive disorders, Jaundice, Liver problems, Urinary tract problems and Wounds whereas of Gillyflower is Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Expectorant and Stomachic. Indian Hemp has beauty benefits as follows: while Gillyflower has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Indian Hemp vs Gillyflower

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