Dame's Rocket

Desert Ironwood

About Dame's Rocket and Desert Ironwood

Dame's Rocket

Desert Ironwood

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Biennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbs

Tree

1.3 Origin

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

North America, United States, Southwestern United States, California, Mexico

1.4 Types

Summer lilac, Winter gilliflower

Lebombo ironwood, Giant ironwood

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

meadows, Open areas, Roadsides, Woodlands

Desert, Dry areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-98-12

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cm610.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

60.00 cm610.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Pink, Lavender

White, Light Pink, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Chocolate, Black

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Gray Green, Gray

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Gray Green, Gray

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Gray Green, Gray

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Small oblong

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

Full 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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

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

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water

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, 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

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

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

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Insects

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Vomiting

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beautification, Landscape Designing, 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

Seeds, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Carvings, Knife handles

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Rock Garden / Wall, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

HESPERIS matronalis

OLNEYA tesota

7.2 Common Name

Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket

Ironwood

7.2.1 In Hindi

डेम के रॉकेट

रेगिस्तान आइरनवुड

7.2.2 In German

Rockets Freifrau

Wüsteneisenholz

7.2.3 In French

Rocket Dame

désert Ironwood

7.2.4 In Spanish

Rocket Dame

Ironwood desierto

7.2.5 In Greek

Rocket Dame του

Ironwood έρημο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Rocket de Dame

deserto Ironwood

7.2.7 In Polish

Rocket Dame

pustynia Ironwood

7.2.8 In Latin

Hesperis Rocket

desert ironwood

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Brassicales

Fabales

8.5 Family

Brassicaceae

Fabaceae

8.6 Genus

Hesperis

Olneya

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Hylocereeae

Robinieae

8.9 Subfamily

Cactoideae

Faboideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Dame's Rocket and Desert Ironwood

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

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Season and Care of Dame's Rocket and Desert Ironwood

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

Dame's Rocket and Desert Ironwood Physical Information

Dame's Rocket and Desert Ironwood physical information is very important for comparison. Dame's Rocket height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Desert Ironwood height is 610.00 cm and width 610.00 cm. The color specification of Dame's Rocket and Desert Ironwood are as follows:

Dame's Rocket flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Dame's Rocket leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Desert Ironwood flower color: White, Light Pink and Lavender
Desert Ironwood leaf color: Gray Green

Care of Dame's Rocket and Desert Ironwood

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