Dame's Rocket

Saururus cernuus

About Dame's Rocket and Saururus cernuus

Dame's Rocket

Saururus cernuus

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Biennial

Perennial

Type

Herbs

Aquatics

Origin

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

Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Canada

Types

Summer lilac, Winter gilliflower

Number of Varieties

0 40000

👆🏻

Habitat

meadows, Open areas, Roadsides, Woodlands

Moist Soils, Terrestrial, Upland, Wet lands

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-93-11

0 99

👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1

11-1

Sunset Zone

21,22

Habit

Clump-Forming

Thicket/Colonizing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm30.00 cm

0 3900

👆🏻

Minimum Width

60.00 cm30.00 cm

0 6350

👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Pink, Lavender

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brownish Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate

Heart-shaped

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Summer

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Wet Site

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

From Rhizomes, Root Division

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

Needs Very high moisture

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

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

bees

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Insects

Bees, Flies

Allergy

Vomiting

allergic reaction, Pollen

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Bog Garden, Showy Purposes, Water gardening, Wild gardens

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Nutrients

Insect Bites, Treating fever

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Flowers, Leaves, Root

Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Grown in botanical gardens as a specimen, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

HESPERIS matronalis

SAURURUS cernuus

Common Name

Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket

Lizard's Tail

In Hindi

डेम के रॉकेट

Saururus cernuus

In German

Rockets Freifrau

Saururus cernuus

In French

Rocket Dame

Saururus cernuus

In Spanish

Rocket Dame

cernuus Saururus

In Greek

Rocket Dame του

Saururus cernuus

In Portuguese

Rocket de Dame

Saururus cernuus

In Polish

Rocket Dame

Saururus cernuus

In Latin

Hesperis Rocket

Saururi cernuus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Brassicales

Piperales

Family

Brassicaceae

Saururaceae

Genus

Hesperis

Saururus

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Magnoliids

Tribe

Hylocereeae

Subfamily

Cactoideae

Number of Species

501

1 27800

👆🏻

Properties of Dame's Rocket and Saururus cernuus

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

Compare Biennial Plants » More

Dame's Rocket and Florida Lisianthus

Dame's Rocket and Silver Sage

Dame's Rocket and Butterfly Tree

» More Compare Biennial Plants

Season and Care of Dame's Rocket and Saururus cernuus

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

Dame's Rocket and Saururus cernuus Physical Information

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

Dame's Rocket flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Dame's Rocket leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Saururus cernuus flower color: White
Saururus cernuus leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Dame's Rocket and Saururus cernuus

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