Dame's Rocket

Mexican Sunflower

About Dame's Rocket and Mexican Sunflower

Dame's Rocket

Mexican Sunflower

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Biennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Herbs

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

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

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Summer lilac, Winter gilliflower

Ray Disk

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA2

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

meadows, Open areas, Roadsides, Woodlands

disturbed sites, Grassland, riparian zones, Roadsides

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-90-6

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1

12 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cm61.00 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

Orange Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Brown

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

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Lobed

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

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

Ground

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

Average Water Needs

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, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Average, Rich, Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average, Rich, 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

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

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Vomiting

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Ground Cover

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

Broken Bones

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Not Available

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Cottage garden, Groundcover

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

HESPERIS matronalis

TITHONIA 'Fiesta Del Sol'

7.2 Common Name

Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket

Fiesta del Sol Mexican Sunflower, Mexican Sunflower

7.2.1 In Hindi

डेम के रॉकेट

मैक्सिकन सूरजमुखी

7.2.2 In German

Rockets Freifrau

mexikanische Sonnenblume

7.2.3 In French

Rocket Dame

Mexican sunflower

7.2.4 In Spanish

Rocket Dame

girasol mexicano

7.2.5 In Greek

Rocket Dame του

Μεξικού ηλιέλαιο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Rocket de Dame

girassol mexicano

7.2.7 In Polish

Rocket Dame

meksykański słonecznika

7.2.8 In Latin

Hesperis Rocket

Mexicanus HELIANTHUS

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Angiosperms

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Not Applicable

8.4 Order

Brassicales

Asterales

8.5 Family

Brassicaceae

Acanthaceae

8.6 Genus

Hesperis

Tithinia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Not Available

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 Mexican Sunflower

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

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Season and Care of Dame's Rocket and Mexican Sunflower

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

Dame's Rocket and Mexican Sunflower Physical Information

Dame's Rocket and Mexican Sunflower physical information is very important for comparison. Dame's Rocket height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Mexican Sunflower height is 61.00 cm and width 61.00 cm. The color specification of Dame's Rocket and Mexican Sunflower are as follows:

Dame's Rocket flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Dame's Rocket leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Mexican Sunflower flower color: Orange Red
Mexican Sunflower leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Dame's Rocket and Mexican Sunflower

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