Boston Ivy

Dame's Rocket

About Boston Ivy and Dame's Rocket

Boston Ivy

Dame's Rocket

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Biennial

1.2 Type

Vines

Herbs

1.3 Origin

United States, Mexico

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

1.4 Types

Not Available

Summer lilac, Winter gilliflower

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Deciduous forests

meadows, Open areas, Roadsides, Woodlands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-104-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

9 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 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

Vine/Liana

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

10.00 cm60.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

15.20 cm60.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Ivory

White, Pink, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green, Sandy Brown, Burgundy

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green, Sandy Brown, Burgundy

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green, Sandy Brown, Burgundy

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Maple shaped

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Not Available

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Root Division, Stem Cutting

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep the Soil well drained

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

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Well drained

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Cut off the flower stalks at the base of the plant, Prune after flowering

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

10-10-10 diluted liquid fertilizer, High phosphorus

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Alternaria Leaf Spot, Blight, Leaf curl

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Heat Tolerance, Shade areas

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

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

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Flea beetles, Insects

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Insects

5.12 Allergy

Skin irritation

Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Decorating walls, Showy Purposes

Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Acne, Anti-ageing, Good Cleanser

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Very little waste

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Nutrients

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Vines

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Basketary, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Vegetable

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Parthenocissus tricuspidata

HESPERIS matronalis

7.2 Common Name

Boston Ivy, Japanese creeper, Grape ivy, Japanese ivy, Woodbine

Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket

7.2.1 In Hindi

Boston Ivy

डेम के रॉकेट

7.2.2 In German

Dreispitzige Jungfernrebe, Wilder Wein

Rockets Freifrau

7.2.3 In French

Winobluszcz trójklapowy

Rocket Dame

7.2.4 In Spanish

Boston Ivy

Rocket Dame

7.2.5 In Greek

Boston Ivy

Rocket Dame του

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Boston Ivy

Rocket de Dame

7.2.7 In Polish

Boston Ivy

Rocket Dame

7.2.8 In Latin

Boston Ivy

Hesperis Rocket

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Vitales

Brassicales

8.5 Family

Vitaceae

Brassicaceae

8.6 Genus

Parthenocissus

Hesperis

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Hylocereeae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Cactoideae

8.10 Number of Species

12NA

1 27800

Properties of Boston Ivy and Dame's Rocket

Wondering what are the properties of Boston Ivy and Dame's Rocket? We provide you with everything About Boston Ivy and Dame's Rocket. Boston Ivy doesn't have thorns and Dame's Rocket doesn't have thorns. Also Boston Ivy does not have fragrant flowers. Boston Ivy has allergic reactions like Skin irritation and Dame's Rocket has allergic reactions like Skin irritation. 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 Boston Ivy and Dame's Rocket and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Boston Ivy and Dame's Rocket

Season and care of Boston Ivy and Dame's Rocket is important to know. While considering everything about Boston Ivy and Dame's Rocket Care, growing season is an essential factor. Boston Ivy season is Not Available and Dame's Rocket season is Not Available. The type of soil for Boston Ivy is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Dame's Rocket is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Boston Ivy is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Dame's Rocket is Neutral, Alkaline.

Boston Ivy and Dame's Rocket Physical Information

Boston Ivy and Dame's Rocket physical information is very important for comparison. Boston Ivy height is 10.00 cm and width 15.20 cm whereas Dame's Rocket height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Boston Ivy and Dame's Rocket are as follows:

Boston Ivy flower color: Ivory
Boston Ivy leaf color: Green, Dark Green, Sandy Brown and Burgundy
Dame's Rocket flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Dame's Rocket leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Boston Ivy and Dame's Rocket

Care of Boston Ivy and Dame's Rocket include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Boston Ivy pruning is done Cut off the flower stalks at the base of the plant and Prune after flowering and Dame's Rocket pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Boston Ivy 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.