Dame's Rocket

Nut Sedge

About Dame's Rocket and Nut Sedge

Dame's Rocket

Nut Sedge

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What is

Life Span

Biennial

Perennial

Type

Herbs

Sedge or Rush

Origin

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

World/Pandemic

Types

Summer lilac, Winter gilliflower

Cyperus esculentus

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

meadows, Open areas, Roadsides, Woodlands

Wild

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-95-12

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1

12-1

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

Habit

Clump-Forming

Mat-forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm30.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

60.00 cm30.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Pink, Lavender

Orange, Gold, Bronze, Tan

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Dark Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green, Yellow green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate

V-Shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

creeping rhizomes, Seedlings, Tubers

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry

Requires consistently moist soil

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Rust

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Insects

Pigs

Allergy

Vomiting

Oral Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin, Protects from sun damage

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Nutrients

Aphrodisiac, Digestive, Diuretic, Tonic

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Fruits

Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

For making oil, used for weaving hats

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

HESPERIS matronalis

CYPERUS esculentus

Common Name

Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket

Nut Sedge,chufa sedge, nut grass, yellow nutsedge

In Hindi

डेम के रॉकेट

अखरोट सेज

In German

Rockets Freifrau

Nuss -Segge

In French

Rocket Dame

souchet

In Spanish

Rocket Dame

tuerca de la juncia

In Greek

Rocket Dame του

καρύδι σπαθόχορτο

In Portuguese

Rocket de Dame

Nut Sedge

In Polish

Rocket Dame

nakrętka turzyca

In Latin

Hesperis Rocket

nut Sedge

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

Order

Brassicales

Poales

Family

Brassicaceae

Cyperaceae

Genus

Hesperis

Cyperus

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Hylocereeae

Cypereae

Subfamily

Cactoideae

Number of Species

50105

1 27800

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Properties of Dame's Rocket and Nut Sedge

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

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Season and Care of Dame's Rocket and Nut Sedge

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

Dame's Rocket and Nut Sedge Physical Information

Dame's Rocket and Nut Sedge physical information is very important for comparison. Dame's Rocket height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Nut Sedge height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Dame's Rocket and Nut Sedge are as follows:

Dame's Rocket flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Dame's Rocket leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Nut Sedge flower color: Orange, Gold, Bronze and Tan
Nut Sedge leaf color: Green and Yellow green

Care of Dame's Rocket and Nut Sedge

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