Dame's Rocket

Firecracker Flower

About Dame's Rocket and Firecracker Flower

Dame's Rocket

Firecracker Flower

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Biennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbs

Shrub

1.3 Origin

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

Southeastern Asia, India

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

gardens, Homesteads, Urban areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-910-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1

10-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

H1, H2, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cm40.60 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

60.00 cm25.40 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Pink, Lavender

Orange, Light Yellow, Peach, Orange Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

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

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

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

Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Keep ground moist, Requires watering in the growing season, Water more in summer

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

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

No pruning needed in the early stages, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Insects

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

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Insects

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Vomiting

no allergic reactions

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beautification, 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

Cold, Cough, Wounds

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

HESPERIS matronalis

CROSSANDRA infundibuliformis

7.2 Common Name

Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket

Firecracker Flower

7.2.1 In Hindi

डेम के रॉकेट

आबोली

7.2.2 In German

Rockets Freifrau

Kracher-Blume

7.2.3 In French

Rocket Dame

Firecracker fleur

7.2.4 In Spanish

Rocket Dame

flor petardo

7.2.5 In Greek

Rocket Dame του

πυροτέχνημα λουλούδι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Rocket de Dame

flor foguete

7.2.7 In Polish

Rocket Dame

petarda kwiat

7.2.8 In Latin

Hesperis Rocket

flos Firecracker

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Not Available

8.4 Order

Brassicales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Brassicaceae

Acanthaceae

8.6 Genus

Hesperis

Crossandra

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Hylocereeae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Cactoideae

Brodiaeoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA5

1 27800

Properties of Dame's Rocket and Firecracker Flower

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

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Season and Care of Dame's Rocket and Firecracker Flower

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

Dame's Rocket and Firecracker Flower Physical Information

Dame's Rocket and Firecracker Flower physical information is very important for comparison. Dame's Rocket height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Firecracker Flower height is 40.60 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Dame's Rocket and Firecracker Flower are as follows:

Dame's Rocket flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Dame's Rocket leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Firecracker Flower flower color: Orange, Light Yellow, Peach and Orange Red
Firecracker Flower leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Dame's Rocket and Firecracker Flower

Care of Dame's Rocket and Firecracker Flower include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Dame's Rocket pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Firecracker Flower pruning is done No pruning needed in the early stages, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove deadheads. In summer Dame's Rocket needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Firecracker Flower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.