Dame's Rocket

Indian Hemp

About Dame's Rocket and Indian Hemp

Dame's Rocket

Indian Hemp

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Biennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Herbs

Flowering Plants, Herbs, Shrubs

1.3 Origin

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

Southern Asia, India

1.4 Types

Summer lilac, Winter gilliflower

Crotalaria benghalensis Lam. Crotalaria fenestrata Sims Crotalaria ferestrata Sims Crotalaria porrecta Wall. Crotalaria sericea Willd. Crotalaria tenuifolia Roxb. Crotalaria viminea Wall.

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA7

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

meadows, Open areas, Roadsides, Woodlands

Mountain tops, Temperate Regions, Terrestrial

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-98-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1

12 - 4

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

H1, H2, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cm90.00 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

Yellow, Gold

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

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

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

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, 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

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

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

Does not require lot of watering, 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

Clay, Loam, Sandy

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 or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove deadheads, Shape and thin as needed

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Insects, Moth, 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

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Insects

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Vomiting

no allergic reactions

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

Antispasmodic, Cold, Cough, Diarrhea, Digestive disorders, Jaundice, Liver problems, Urinary tract problems, Wounds

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Fruits, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Culinary use

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Edging

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

HESPERIS matronalis

Apocynum cannabinum

7.2 Common Name

Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket

Dogbane, milkweed, honeybloom, bitter root, black hemp, hemp dogbane, lechuguilla, westernwall

7.2.1 In Hindi

डेम के रॉकेट

भारतीय गांजा

7.2.2 In German

Rockets Freifrau

Indischer Hanf

7.2.3 In French

Rocket Dame

chanvre indien

7.2.4 In Spanish

Rocket Dame

El cáñamo indio

7.2.5 In Greek

Rocket Dame του

ινδική κάνναβη

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Rocket de Dame

cânhamo indiano

7.2.7 In Polish

Rocket Dame

Konopie indyjskie

7.2.8 In Latin

Hesperis Rocket

Latin Hemp

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Not Available

8.4 Order

Brassicales

Fabales

8.5 Family

Brassicaceae

Fabaceae

8.6 Genus

Hesperis

Crotalaria

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Hylocereeae

Crotalarieae

8.9 Subfamily

Cactoideae

Faboideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA400

1 27800

Properties of Dame's Rocket and Indian Hemp

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

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Season and Care of Dame's Rocket and Indian Hemp

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

Dame's Rocket and Indian Hemp Physical Information

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

Dame's Rocket flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Dame's Rocket leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Indian Hemp flower color: Yellow and Gold
Indian Hemp leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green

Care of Dame's Rocket and Indian Hemp

Care of Dame's Rocket and Indian Hemp include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Dame's Rocket pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Indian Hemp pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove deadheads and Shape and thin as needed. In summer Dame's Rocket needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Indian Hemp needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.