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About Creeping Mazus and Dame's Rocket


About Dame's Rocket and Creeping Mazus


What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Biennial  

Type
Perennial  
Herbs  

Origin
Southeastern Asia, Nepal  
Southern Europe, Western Europe, Russia/Siberia, Central Asia, Western Asia  

Types
-  
Summer lilac, Winter gilliflower  

Number of Varieties
10  
4  

Habitat
Coastal Regions, Cold Regions, Terrestrial  
meadows, Open areas, Roadsides, Woodlands  

USDA Hardiness Zone
5-8  
4-9  

AHS Heat Zone
8-5  
9 - 1  

Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24  
21,22  

Habit
Mat-forming  
Clump-Forming  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
250.00 cm  
99+
60.00 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
30.50 cm  
99+
60.00 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
White, Blue Violet  
White, Pink, Lavender  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
-  
-  

Leaf Color in Spring
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  
Light Green  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Lance shaped  
Ovate  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter  
Spring, Summer  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade  
Full Sun, Partial Sun  

Growth Rate
Fast  
Fast  

Type of Soil
Loam, Sand  
Clay, Loam, Sand  

The pH of Soil
Neutral  
Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Drainage
Well drained  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer  
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
No  

Tolerances
Drought  
-  

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground  
Container, Ground  

How to Plant?
Seedlings  
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting  

Plant Maintenance
Low  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering  
Average Water Needs, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Neutral  
Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Type
Loam, Sand  
Clay, Loam, Sand  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained  
Well drained  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade  
Full Sun, Partial Sun  

Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves  
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves  

Fertilizers
fertilize in growing season, Less fertilizing  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  

Pests and Diseases
Insects  
Red blotch  

Plant Tolerance
Cold climate  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
Yes  
Showy  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No  
No  

Edible Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
No  
Yes  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
Yes  
No  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
Fine  
Medium  

Foliage Sheen
Matte  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
Sometimes  
Sometimes  

Self-Sowing
Yes  
Yes  

Attracts
Butterflies, Insects  
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Insects  

Allergy
Asthma  
Vomiting  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.  
Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
Yes  
Yes  

Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for insects, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Cough  
Nutrients  

Part of Plant Used
Whole plant  
Flowers, Leaves, Seeds  

Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes  
Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
Yes  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Alpine, Edging, Groundcover, Rock Garden, Wall  
Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
MAZUS reptans  
HESPERIS matronalis  

Common Name
Creeping Mazus  
Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket  

In Hindi
जीव Mazus  
डेम के रॉकेट  

In German
Creeping Mazus  
Rockets Freifrau  

In French
Creeping Mazus  
Rocket Dame  

In Spanish
arrastramiento Mazus  
Rocket Dame  

In Greek
υφέρπουσα Mazus  
Rocket Dame του  

In Portuguese
Creeping Mazus  
Rocket de Dame  

In Polish
Creeping Mazus  
Rocket Dame  

In Latin
reptilia Alba  
Hesperis Rocket  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Anthophyta  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Dicotyledonae  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Scrophulariales  
Brassicales  

Family
Scrophulariaceae  
Brassicaceae  

Genus
Mazus  
Hesperis  

Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots  
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots  

Tribe
Mimuleae  
Hylocereeae  

Subfamily
Mimuloideae  
Cactoideae  

Number of Species
10  
50  

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Properties of Creeping Mazus and Dame's Rocket

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

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Season and Care of Creeping Mazus and Dame's Rocket

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

Creeping Mazus and Dame's Rocket Physical Information

Creeping Mazus and Dame's Rocket physical information is very important for comparison. Creeping Mazus height is 250.00 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Dame's Rocket height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Creeping Mazus and Dame's Rocket are as follows:

Care of Creeping Mazus and Dame's Rocket

Care of Creeping Mazus and Dame's Rocket include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Creeping Mazus pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves and Dame's Rocket pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Creeping Mazus 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.

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