Dame's Rocket

Purple Millet

About Dame's Rocket and Purple Millet

Dame's Rocket

Purple Millet

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Biennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbs

Grass

1.3 Origin

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

Africa

1.4 Types

Summer lilac, Winter gilliflower

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

meadows, Open areas, Roadsides, Woodlands

Sunny Edge, Warmer regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-98-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1

12 - 8

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

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 cm30.50 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Pink, Lavender

Brown, Purple, Purplish-black

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Brown, Cream

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, 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

Requires regular watering

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

15-0-15, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Alternaria Leaf Spot, eyespot, Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Deer resistant, 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

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Insects

Aphids, Bees, Birds

5.12 Allergy

Vomiting

Unknown

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Informal Hedge, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

No 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

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Branch, Flowering Tips, Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, repels deer

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

HESPERIS matronalis

PENNISETUM glaucum 'purple millet'

7.2 Common Name

Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket

Millet, Pearl Millet

7.2.1 In Hindi

डेम के रॉकेट

purple millet

7.2.2 In German

Rockets Freifrau

purple millet

7.2.3 In French

Rocket Dame

millet pourpre

7.2.4 In Spanish

Rocket Dame

purple millet

7.2.5 In Greek

Rocket Dame του

purple millet

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Rocket de Dame

purple millet

7.2.7 In Polish

Rocket Dame

purple millet

7.2.8 In Latin

Hesperis Rocket

purple millet

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Brassicales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Brassicaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Hesperis

Pennisetum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Hylocereeae

Paniceae

8.9 Subfamily

Cactoideae

Panicoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Dame's Rocket and Purple Millet

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

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Season and Care of Dame's Rocket and Purple Millet

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

Dame's Rocket and Purple Millet Physical Information

Dame's Rocket and Purple Millet physical information is very important for comparison. Dame's Rocket height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Purple Millet height is 90.00 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Dame's Rocket and Purple Millet are as follows:

Dame's Rocket flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Dame's Rocket leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Purple Millet flower color: Brown, Purple and Purplish-black
Purple Millet leaf color: Purple, Dark Green and Burgundy

Care of Dame's Rocket and Purple Millet

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