Caraway

Dame's Rocket

About Caraway and Dame's Rocket

Caraway

Dame's Rocket

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What is

Life Span

Biennial

Type

Herbs

Origin

Europe, Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Western Europe, Mediterranean, Turkey, Western Asia

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

Types

Herb

Summer lilac, Winter gilliflower

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Cultivated Beds

meadows, Open areas, Roadsides, Woodlands

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99994-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

8-1

9 - 1

Sunset Zone

A2, A3, 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

50.80 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

25.40 cm60.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

White, Pink, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown, Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Compound

Ovate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Summer

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Light Frost, Shade areas, Variety of soil types

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Medium

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Prune after flowering, Remove dead flowers

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Self-fertile

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Leafhoppers, Root Pathogen, Stem rot

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Light Frost, Shade areas, Variety of soil types

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bugs

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Insects

Allergy

Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Appetite enhancer, Bloating, Digestion problems, Digestive, Heartburn, Menstrual Cramps, Stomach spasms

Nutrients

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root, Seeds

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Other Uses

Medicinal oil, Used As Food, Used in flavouring curries, teas

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

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CARUM carvi

HESPERIS matronalis

Common Name

Caraway, meridian fennel, Persian cumin

Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket

In Hindi

शाहजीरा

डेम के रॉकेट

In German

Kümmel

Rockets Freifrau

In French

carvi

Rocket Dame

In Spanish

alcaravea

Rocket Dame

In Greek

κύμινο

Rocket Dame του

In Portuguese

alcaravia

Rocket de Dame

In Polish

kminek

Rocket Dame

In Latin

Caraway

Hesperis Rocket

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Apiales

Brassicales

Family

Apiaceae

Brassicaceae

Genus

Carum

Hesperis

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Hylocereeae

Subfamily

Cactoideae

Number of Species

2050

1 27800

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Properties of Caraway and Dame's Rocket

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

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Season and Care of Caraway and Dame's Rocket

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

Caraway and Dame's Rocket Physical Information

Caraway and Dame's Rocket physical information is very important for comparison. Caraway height is 50.80 cm and width 25.40 cm whereas Dame's Rocket height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Caraway and Dame's Rocket are as follows:

Caraway flower color: White
Caraway 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 Caraway and Dame's Rocket

Care of Caraway and Dame's Rocket include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Caraway pruning is done Prune after flowering and Remove dead flowers and Dame's Rocket pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Caraway 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.