Dame's Rocket

Butterfly Flower

About Dame's Rocket and Butterfly Flower

Dame's Rocket

Butterfly Flower

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Biennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbs

Shrub

1.3 Origin

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

Mexico

1.4 Types

Summer lilac, Winter gilliflower

Pink cestrum, Red cestrum, Purple cestrum

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA175

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

meadows, Open areas, Roadsides, Woodlands

gardens, High elevation, Roadsides

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-99-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

H1, H2, 13, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Arching/Fountain-shaped

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cm300.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

60.00 cm300.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Pink, Lavender

Magenta, Crimson, Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Average Water Needs

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, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

✔ ✘

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

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Insects

Birds, Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Vomiting

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Bonsai, Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Nutrients

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Flowers, Fruits, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Showy Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

HESPERIS matronalis

CESTRUM elegans

7.2 Common Name

Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket

Crimson cestrum, Elegant poison-berry, Purple cestrum, Red cestrum

7.2.1 In Hindi

डेम के रॉकेट

Butterfly Flower plant

7.2.2 In German

Rockets Freifrau

Schmetterlings-Blumen- Anlage

7.2.3 In French

Rocket Dame

usine de fleur de papillon

7.2.4 In Spanish

Rocket Dame

planta de la flor de mariposa

7.2.5 In Greek

Rocket Dame του

φυτό Πεταλούδα λουλούδι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Rocket de Dame

planta de flor de borboleta

7.2.7 In Polish

Rocket Dame

Motyl Kwiat roślin

7.2.8 In Latin

Hesperis Rocket

Flos plantae Gloria

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Brassicales

Solanales

8.5 Family

Brassicaceae

Solanaceae

8.6 Genus

Hesperis

Cestrum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Hylocereeae

Cestreae

8.9 Subfamily

Cactoideae

Browallioideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA250

1 27800

Properties of Dame's Rocket and Butterfly Flower

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

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Season and Care of Dame's Rocket and Butterfly Flower

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

Dame's Rocket and Butterfly Flower Physical Information

Dame's Rocket and Butterfly Flower physical information is very important for comparison. Dame's Rocket height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Butterfly Flower height is 300.00 cm and width 300.00 cm. The color specification of Dame's Rocket and Butterfly Flower are as follows:

Dame's Rocket flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Dame's Rocket leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Butterfly Flower flower color: Magenta, Crimson and Violet
Butterfly Flower leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Dame's Rocket and Butterfly Flower

Care of Dame's Rocket and Butterfly Flower include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Dame's Rocket pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Butterfly Flower pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead 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 Butterfly Flower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.