Dame's Rocket

Meadow Saffron

About Dame's Rocket and Meadow Saffron

Dame's Rocket

Meadow Saffron

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Biennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbs

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

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

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Summer lilac, Winter gilliflower

boissieri , cupanii , hungaricum , kesselringii

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA5

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

meadows, Open areas, Roadsides, Woodlands

Temperate Regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-9Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cm12.70 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

60.00 cm20.30 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Pink, Lavender

Purple, Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Fall

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

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Late Summer, Early Fall

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

Divison, From bulbs, 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

Keep ground moist

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

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

no pruning required

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Dry root rot, Pest Free

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

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

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

Whiteflies

5.12 Allergy

Vomiting

Poisonous to grazing animals

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

along a porch, deck or patio, Borders, Mixed Border, small hedge

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

No Beauty Benefits

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Nutrients

anti rheumatic, cathartic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Showy Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

HESPERIS matronalis

COLCHICUM 'Lilac Wonder'

7.2 Common Name

Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket

Hybrid Autumn Crocus, Hybrid Meadow Saffron

7.2.1 In Hindi

डेम के रॉकेट

meadow saffron

7.2.2 In German

Rockets Freifrau

Herbstzeitlose

7.2.3 In French

Rocket Dame

Colchique d'automne

7.2.4 In Spanish

Rocket Dame

Estado de conservación

7.2.5 In Greek

Rocket Dame του

meadow saffron

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Rocket de Dame

Colchicum autumnale

7.2.7 In Polish

Rocket Dame

Colchicum autumnale

7.2.8 In Latin

Hesperis Rocket

autumnale

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Brassicales

Liliales

8.5 Family

Brassicaceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Hesperis

Colchicum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Hylocereeae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Cactoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Dame's Rocket and Meadow Saffron

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

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Season and Care of Dame's Rocket and Meadow Saffron

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

Dame's Rocket and Meadow Saffron Physical Information

Dame's Rocket and Meadow Saffron physical information is very important for comparison. Dame's Rocket height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Meadow Saffron height is 12.70 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Dame's Rocket and Meadow Saffron are as follows:

Dame's Rocket flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Dame's Rocket leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Meadow Saffron flower color: Purple and Violet
Meadow Saffron leaf color: Green

Care of Dame's Rocket and Meadow Saffron

Care of Dame's Rocket and Meadow Saffron include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Dame's Rocket pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Meadow Saffron pruning is done no pruning required. In summer Dame's Rocket needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Meadow Saffron needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.