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What is

Life Span

Annual
Annual and Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants
Herbaceous Perennial

Origin

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

Types

Violet Queen , Rose Queen , White Queen , Helen Campbell
Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock

Number of Varieties

10075
0 40000
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Habitat

Dry areas
Cultivated Beds

USDA Hardiness Zone

1-115-9
0 99
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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

90.00 cm38.10 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

120.00 cm20.30 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

creamy white, Pink, Purple
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

Alternate
Oblanceolate , Ovate

Thorns

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

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

reseeds
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Needs very little 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

Neutral
Slightly Acidic

Soil Type

Dry, Loamy
Sandy

Soil Drainage Capacity

Poorly Drained
-

Sun Exposure

Full Shade, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Mildew, Rust, Spider mites, Whiteflies
-

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Dry soil, Rabbit
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

Medium
Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Bees, Butterflies
Butterflies

Allergy

Respiratory problems, Skin irritation
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
-

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Expectorant, Stomachic

Part of Plant Used

-
Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod

Other Uses

-
Used as a dye

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Cottage garden, Hedges, Informal Garden
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Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CLEOME hassleriana 'Queen Cherry'
Matthiola incana

Common Name

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

In Hindi

spider flower
gillyflower

In German

Spinnenblume
Garten-Levkoje

In French

spider flower
Gillyflower

In Spanish

flor de araña
Gillyflower

In Greek

αράχνη λουλούδι
Gillyflower

In Portuguese

flor de aranha
Matthiola incana

In Polish

pająk kwiatu
Gillyflower

In Latin

spider flower
Matthiola incana

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Vascular plant
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

3725
1 27800
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Difference Between Spider Flower and Gillyflower

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Importance of Spider Flower and Gillyflower

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Compare Facts of Spider Flower vs Gillyflower

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