Dame's Rocket

Wild Snapdragon

About Dame's Rocket and Wild Snapdragon

Dame's Rocket

Wild Snapdragon

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What is

Life Span

Biennial

Perennial

Type

Herbs

Flowering Plants

Origin

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

North-Central United States, Central United States, Western United States, Texas

Types

Summer lilac, Winter gilliflower

Blue Toadflax, Old-Field Toadflax

Number of Varieties

430

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Habitat

meadows, Open areas, Roadsides, Woodlands

Cultivated Beds

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-93-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1

9-1

Sunset Zone

21,22

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 10

Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm61.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

60.00 cm25.40 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Pink, Lavender

Pink, Light Blue, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Blue Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Blue Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate

Oval to egg shaped

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

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

use all-purpose fertilizers

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Foliar disease, Root rot, Spider mites

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

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Insects

Bumblebees

Allergy

Vomiting

Depression, High blood cholestrol, Pain

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Nutrients

Analgesic, Febrifuge, Stomachic

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Leaves, Root

Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

HESPERIS matronalis

PENSTEMON grandiflorus

Common Name

Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket

Large Beardtongue, Shell-leaf Penstemon, Wild Snapdragon

In Hindi

डेम के रॉकेट

Wild Snapdragon

In German

Rockets Freifrau

Wilde Snapdragon

In French

Rocket Dame

Snapdragon sauvage

In Spanish

Rocket Dame

Salvaje Snapdragon

In Greek

Rocket Dame του

άγρια Snapdragon

In Portuguese

Rocket de Dame

Selvagem Snapdragon

In Polish

Rocket Dame

Dziki Snapdragon

In Latin

Hesperis Rocket

Phlox Ferae

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Brassicales

Scrophulariales

Family

Brassicaceae

Scrophulariaceae

Genus

Hesperis

Penstemon

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Hylocereeae

Subfamily

Cactoideae

Scrophularioideae

Number of Species

5040

1 27800

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Properties of Dame's Rocket and Wild Snapdragon

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

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Season and Care of Dame's Rocket and Wild Snapdragon

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

Dame's Rocket and Wild Snapdragon Physical Information

Dame's Rocket and Wild Snapdragon physical information is very important for comparison. Dame's Rocket height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Wild Snapdragon height is 61.00 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Dame's Rocket and Wild Snapdragon are as follows:

Dame's Rocket flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Dame's Rocket leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Wild Snapdragon flower color: Pink, Light Blue and Lavender
Wild Snapdragon leaf color: Light Green, Blue Green and Gray Green

Care of Dame's Rocket and Wild Snapdragon

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