Dame's Rocket

Weeping Lovegrass

About Dame's Rocket and Weeping Lovegrass

Dame's Rocket

Weeping Lovegrass

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What is

Life Span

Biennial

Perennial

Type

Herbs

Grass

Origin

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

Eastern Africa, Southern Africa

Types

Summer lilac, Winter gilliflower

Robusta blue, Robusta green, Curvula

Number of Varieties

420

0 40000

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Habitat

meadows, Open areas, Roadsides, Woodlands

Cultivated Beds

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-97-13

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1

12 - 10

Sunset Zone

21,22

4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm90.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

60.00 cm90.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Pink, Lavender

Gray, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Gray Green, Silver

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green, Bronze

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Yellow, Dark Green, Bronze

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate

Grass like

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Late Summer, Early Fall

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, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Cut back old stems to the ground

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Requires high amount of nitrogen

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

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

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Insects

Allergy

Vomiting

conjunctivitis, Pollen

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Borders, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Erosion control

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Nutrients

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Leaves, Seeds

Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Used as a grain, Used to make baskets, brooms, hats

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

HESPERIS matronalis

ERAGROSTIS curvula

Common Name

Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket

Weeping Lovegrass

In Hindi

डेम के रॉकेट

Weeping Lovegrass

In German

Rockets Freifrau

Weinend lovegrass

In French

Rocket Dame

Weeping lovegrass

In Spanish

Rocket Dame

Pasto llorón

In Greek

Rocket Dame του

κλάμα Lovegrass

In Portuguese

Rocket de Dame

chorando lovegrass

In Polish

Rocket Dame

Płacząca Lovegrass

In Latin

Hesperis Rocket

Plorans Lovegrass

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

Order

Brassicales

Cyperales

Family

Brassicaceae

Poaceae

Genus

Hesperis

Eragrostis

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Hylocereeae

Eragrostideae

Subfamily

Cactoideae

Chloridoideae

Number of Species

5010

1 27800

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Properties of Dame's Rocket and Weeping Lovegrass

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

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Season and Care of Dame's Rocket and Weeping Lovegrass

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

Dame's Rocket and Weeping Lovegrass Physical Information

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

Dame's Rocket flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Dame's Rocket leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Weeping Lovegrass flower color: Gray and Lavender
Weeping Lovegrass leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Dame's Rocket and Weeping Lovegrass

Care of Dame's Rocket and Weeping Lovegrass include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Dame's Rocket pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Weeping Lovegrass pruning is done Cut back old stems to the ground. In summer Dame's Rocket needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Weeping Lovegrass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.