Dame's Rocket

Cats Whiskers

About Dame's Rocket and Cats Whiskers

Dame's Rocket

Cats Whiskers

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Biennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbs

Tender Perennial

1.3 Origin

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

South 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

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

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-99-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cm30.50 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

60.00 cm61.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Pink, Lavender

Yellow, Orange

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Black

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

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

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Arrowhead

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

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

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

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

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

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

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

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

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 deadheads

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

✔ ✘

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

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Insects

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Vomiting

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

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

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

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

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

HESPERIS matronalis

BULBINE frutescens

7.2 Common Name

Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket

Bulbine, Cat's Whiskers, Rankkopieva

7.2.1 In Hindi

डेम के रॉकेट

Not Available

7.2.2 In German

Rockets Freifrau

Katze Whiskers Pflanze

7.2.3 In French

Rocket Dame

Moustaches usine de Cat

7.2.4 In Spanish

Rocket Dame

Bigotes Planta de gato

7.2.5 In Greek

Rocket Dame του

Μουστάκια γάτας Φυτών

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Rocket de Dame

Bigodes Planta de Gato

7.2.7 In Polish

Rocket Dame

Kocie Wąsy rośliny

7.2.8 In Latin

Hesperis Rocket

Cat Whiskers Planta

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Brassicales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Brassicaceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Hesperis

Orthosiphon

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Hylocereeae

Ocimeae

8.9 Subfamily

Cactoideae

Nepetoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

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.