Dame's Rocket

Powder Puff Tree

About Dame's Rocket and Powder Puff Tree

Dame's Rocket

Powder Puff Tree

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What is

Life Span

Biennial

Perennial

Type

Herbs

Shrub

Origin

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

South America

Types

Summer lilac, Winter gilliflower

Calliandra haematocephala

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

meadows, Open areas, Roadsides, Woodlands

Subtropical climates, Tropical areas, Tropical Climate

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-99-12

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1

12-8

Sunset Zone

21,22

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming

Spreading

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm180.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

60.00 cm240.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Pink, Lavender

Red, Magenta

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green, Light Green, Pink, Copper

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate

bipinnate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

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

Fungal Diseases, Scale insects

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Insects

Butterflies

Allergy

Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Nutrients

Homeopathy

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Flowers, Wood

Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Animal Feed, Used as firewood

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

HESPERIS matronalis

Calliandra calothyrsus

Common Name

Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket

powder-puff, powder puff plant, fairy duster

In Hindi

डेम के रॉकेट

Calliandra calothyrsus

In German

Rockets Freifrau

Calliandra calothyrsus

In French

Rocket Dame

Calliandra calothyrsus

In Spanish

Rocket Dame

Calliandra calothyrsus

In Greek

Rocket Dame του

Calliandra calothyrsus

In Portuguese

Rocket de Dame

Calliandra calothyrsus

In Polish

Rocket Dame

Calliandra calothyrsus

In Latin

Hesperis Rocket

Calliandra calothyrsus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Brassicales

Fabales

Family

Brassicaceae

Fabaceae

Genus

Hesperis

Calliandra

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Hylocereeae

Ingeae

Subfamily

Cactoideae

Mimosoideae

Number of Species

50250

1 27800

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Properties of Dame's Rocket and Powder Puff Tree

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

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Season and Care of Dame's Rocket and Powder Puff Tree

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

Dame's Rocket and Powder Puff Tree Physical Information

Dame's Rocket and Powder Puff Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Dame's Rocket height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Powder Puff Tree height is 180.00 cm and width 240.00 cm. The color specification of Dame's Rocket and Powder Puff Tree are as follows:

Dame's Rocket flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Dame's Rocket leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Powder Puff Tree flower color: Red and Magenta
Powder Puff Tree leaf color: Green, Light Green, Pink and Copper

Care of Dame's Rocket and Powder Puff Tree

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