Dame's Rocket

Cats Whiskers

About Dame's Rocket and Cats Whiskers

Dame's Rocket

Cats Whiskers

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What is

Life Span

Biennial

Perennial

Type

Herbs

Tender Perennial

Origin

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

South Africa

Types

Summer lilac, Winter gilliflower

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

meadows, Open areas, Roadsides, Woodlands

Floodplains, Forest margins, Grassland, Moist Ditches, Roadsides, Swamps, Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-99-15

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1

12-9

Sunset Zone

21,22

H1, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm30.50 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

60.00 cm61.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Pink, Lavender

Yellow, Orange

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Black

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate

Arrowhead

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

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

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove deadheads

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

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

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Insects

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Allergy

Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Nutrients

Arthritis, Bladder Infection, Cough, Diabetes, Gout, Kidney problems, Oedema, Rheumatism, Urinary tract problems

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Whole plant

Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Can be made into a herbal tea, Economic Purpose, Employed in herbal medicine

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

HESPERIS matronalis

BULBINE frutescens

Common Name

Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket

Bulbine, Cat's Whiskers, Rankkopieva

In Hindi

डेम के रॉकेट

Not Available

In German

Rockets Freifrau

Katze Whiskers Pflanze

In French

Rocket Dame

Moustaches usine de Cat

In Spanish

Rocket Dame

Bigotes Planta de gato

In Greek

Rocket Dame του

Μουστάκια γάτας Φυτών

In Portuguese

Rocket de Dame

Bigodes Planta de Gato

In Polish

Rocket Dame

Kocie Wąsy rośliny

In Latin

Hesperis Rocket

Cat Whiskers Planta

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Brassicales

Lamiales

Family

Brassicaceae

Liliaceae

Genus

Hesperis

Orthosiphon

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Hylocereeae

Ocimeae

Subfamily

Cactoideae

Nepetoideae

Number of Species

501

1 27800

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Properties of Dame's Rocket and Cats Whiskers

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

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Season and Care of Dame's Rocket and Cats Whiskers

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

Dame's Rocket and Cats Whiskers Physical Information

Dame's Rocket and Cats Whiskers physical information is very important for comparison. Dame's Rocket height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Cats Whiskers height is 30.50 cm and width 61.00 cm. The color specification of Dame's Rocket and Cats Whiskers are as follows:

Dame's Rocket flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Dame's Rocket leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Cats Whiskers flower color: Yellow and Orange
Cats Whiskers leaf color: Green

Care of Dame's Rocket and Cats Whiskers

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