Dame's Rocket

Cape Aloe

About Dame's Rocket and Cape Aloe

Dame's Rocket

Cape Aloe

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Biennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbs

Cactus or Succulent, Herbs

1.3 Origin

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

Southern Africa

1.4 Types

Summer lilac, Winter gilliflower

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

meadows, Open areas, Roadsides, Woodlands

Open Plains, Semi arid regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-910-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

H1, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Rosette/Stemless

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cm150.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

60.00 cm90.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Pink, Lavender

Orange, Gold, Salmon

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Blue Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Blue Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Blue Green, Pink, Rose

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Blue Green, Rose, Orange Red

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Succulent

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Seedlings, Stem Planting

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

Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires watering in the growing season

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

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

Cut Bulbs

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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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

Bold

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

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Insects

Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Vomiting

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Landscape Designing

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Nutrients

Asthma, constipation, Diabetes, Fever, Frostbite, Inflammation, Itching, Osteoarthritis, Psoriasis, Sunburn

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Cosmetics, Employed in herbal medicine, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

HESPERIS matronalis

ALOE ferox

7.2 Common Name

Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket

Bitter Aloe, Red Aloe, Tap Aloe

7.2.1 In Hindi

डेम के रॉकेट

केप मुसब्बर

7.2.2 In German

Rockets Freifrau

Cape Aloe

7.2.3 In French

Rocket Dame

Cap Aloe

7.2.4 In Spanish

Rocket Dame

Cabo Aloe

7.2.5 In Greek

Rocket Dame του

Κέιπ Αλόη

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Rocket de Dame

Cape Aloe

7.2.7 In Polish

Rocket Dame

Cape Aloe

7.2.8 In Latin

Hesperis Rocket

Cape Aloe

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Brassicales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Brassicaceae

Aloaceae

8.6 Genus

Hesperis

Aloe

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Hylocereeae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Cactoideae

Asphodeloideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA400

1 27800

Properties of Dame's Rocket and Cape Aloe

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

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Season and Care of Dame's Rocket and Cape Aloe

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

Dame's Rocket and Cape Aloe Physical Information

Dame's Rocket and Cape Aloe physical information is very important for comparison. Dame's Rocket height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Cape Aloe height is 150.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Dame's Rocket and Cape Aloe are as follows:

Dame's Rocket flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Dame's Rocket leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Cape Aloe flower color: Orange, Gold and Salmon
Cape Aloe leaf color: Blue Green

Care of Dame's Rocket and Cape Aloe

Care of Dame's Rocket and Cape Aloe include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Dame's Rocket pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Cape Aloe pruning is done Cut Bulbs. In summer Dame's Rocket needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Cape Aloe needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.