Borage

Dame's Rocket

About Borage and Dame's Rocket

Borage

Dame's Rocket

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Biennial

Type

Herbs

Origin

Europe

Southern Europe, Western Europe, Russia/Siberia, Central Asia, Western Asia

Types

Summer lilac, Winter gilliflower

Number of Varieties

154

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Habitat

Pastures, Woodlands

meadows, Open areas, Roadsides, Woodlands

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99994-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1

Sunset Zone

A2, 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

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

45.70 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

30.50 cm60.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Blue

White, Pink, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Light Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval

Ovate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist

Average Water Needs, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Prune regularly, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

fertilize in growing season

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Japanese Beetles

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Insects

Allergy

belching, bloating, Diarrhea, Digestive Problems, gas, gastro-intestinal problems, Headache, Nausea

Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Demulcent, Diuretic, Emollient, Fever, Kidney problems, Pulmonary afflictions

Nutrients

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Other Uses

Used for its medicinal properties

Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BORAGO officinalis

HESPERIS matronalis

Common Name

Borage, starflower

Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket

In Hindi

Borage

डेम के रॉकेट

In German

Borretsch

Rockets Freifrau

In French

Bourrache

Rocket Dame

In Spanish

borraja

Rocket Dame

In Greek

Borage

Rocket Dame του

In Portuguese

Borragem

Rocket de Dame

In Polish

Ogórecznik

Rocket Dame

In Latin

borage

Hesperis Rocket

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Brassicales

Family

Boraginaceae

Brassicaceae

Genus

Borago

Hesperis

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Hylocereeae

Subfamily

Cactoideae

Number of Species

15050

1 27800

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Properties of Borage and Dame's Rocket

Wondering what are the properties of Borage and Dame's Rocket? We provide you with everything About Borage and Dame's Rocket. Borage doesn't have thorns and Dame's Rocket doesn't have thorns. Also Borage does not have fragrant flowers. Borage has allergic reactions like belching, bloating, Diarrhea, Digestive Problems, gas, gastro-intestinal problems, Headache and Nausea and Dame's Rocket has allergic reactions like belching, bloating, Diarrhea, Digestive Problems, gas, gastro-intestinal problems, Headache and Nausea. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Borage and Dame's Rocket and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Borage and Dame's Rocket

Season and care of Borage and Dame's Rocket is important to know. While considering everything about Borage and Dame's Rocket Care, growing season is an essential factor. Borage season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Dame's Rocket season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Borage is Loam and for Dame's Rocket is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Borage is Neutral and for Dame's Rocket is Neutral, Alkaline.

Borage and Dame's Rocket Physical Information

Borage and Dame's Rocket physical information is very important for comparison. Borage height is 45.70 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Dame's Rocket height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Borage and Dame's Rocket are as follows:

Borage flower color: Blue
Borage leaf color: Green and Light Green
Dame's Rocket flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Dame's Rocket leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Borage and Dame's Rocket

Care of Borage and Dame's Rocket include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Borage pruning is done Prune regularly and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Dame's Rocket pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Borage needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Dame's Rocket needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.