Dame's Rocket

Adam's Needle

About Dame's Rocket and Adam's Needle

Dame's Rocket

Adam's Needle

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What is

Life Span

Biennial

Perennial

Type

Herbs

Flowering Plants, Succulent

Origin

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

Southeastern United States

Types

Summer lilac, Winter gilliflower

Golden Sword, Ivory Tower, Color Guard

Number of Varieties

415

0 40000

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Habitat

meadows, Open areas, Roadsides, Woodlands

Dry areas, Hot climate regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-94-10

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1

Sunset Zone

21,22

8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm45.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

60.00 cm60.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Pink, Lavender

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Green, Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate

Long Linear

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Slow

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Early Summer, Late Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

Do not let dry out between waterings

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Do not let fertilizers touch the leaves, Less fertilizing

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Bacterial Blight, Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Single, Double

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Insects

Birds, Butterflies, Flies

Allergy

Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Nutrients

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Flowers, Root

Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Decoration Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Container, Cottage garden

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

HESPERIS matronalis

Yucca filamentosa

Common Name

Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket

Adam's needle, common yucca, Spanish bayonet, bear-grass, needle-palm, silk-grass, and spoon-leaf yucca

In Hindi

डेम के रॉकेट

Adam's needle

In German

Rockets Freifrau

Fädige Palmlilie

In French

Rocket Dame

Yucca filamentosa

In Spanish

Rocket Dame

Yucca filamentosa

In Greek

Rocket Dame του

Adam's Needle

In Portuguese

Rocket de Dame

Adam's Needle

In Polish

Rocket Dame

Jukka karolińska

In Latin

Hesperis Rocket

Adam's Needle

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

Order

Brassicales

Liliales

Family

Brassicaceae

Agavaceae

Genus

Hesperis

Yucca

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Hylocereeae

Subfamily

Cactoideae

Agavoideae

Number of Species

5030

1 27800

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Properties of Dame's Rocket and Adam's Needle

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

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Season and Care of Dame's Rocket and Adam's Needle

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

Dame's Rocket and Adam's Needle Physical Information

Dame's Rocket and Adam's Needle physical information is very important for comparison. Dame's Rocket height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Adam's Needle height is 45.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Dame's Rocket and Adam's Needle are as follows:

Dame's Rocket flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Dame's Rocket leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Adam's Needle flower color: White
Adam's Needle leaf color: Green

Care of Dame's Rocket and Adam's Needle

Care of Dame's Rocket and Adam's Needle include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Dame's Rocket pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Adam's Needle pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Dame's Rocket needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Adam's Needle needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.