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What is

Life Span
Biennial

Type
Herbs

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

Types
Summer lilac, Winter gilliflower

Number of Varieties
4

Habitat
meadows, Open areas, Roadsides, Woodlands

USDA Hardiness Zone
4-9

AHS Heat Zone
9 - 1

Sunset Zone
21,22

Habit
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height
60.00 cm 100

Minimum Width
60.00 cm 96

Plant Color

Flower Color
White, Pink, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor

Fruit Color
-

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

Thorns
No

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate
Fast

Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage
Well drained

Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer
No

Tolerances
-

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground

How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance
Medium

Watering Plants

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

In Summer
Lots of watering

In Spring
Moderate

In Winter
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type
Clay, 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

Plant Tolerance
Drought

Facts

Flowers
Showy

Flower Petal Number
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit
No

Edible Fruit
No

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower
Yes

Fragrant Fruit
No

Fragrant Leaf
No

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No

Showy Foliage
No

Showy Bark
No

Foliage Texture
Medium

Foliage Sheen
Matte

Evergreen
No

Invasive
Sometimes

Self-Sowing
Yes

Attracts
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Insects

Allergy
Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses
Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits
-

Edible Uses
Yes

Environmental Uses
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses
Nutrients

Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Other Uses
Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant
Yes

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes

Garden Design
Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
HESPERIS matronalis

Common Name
Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket

In Hindi
डेम के रॉकेट

In German
Rockets Freifrau

In French
Rocket Dame

In Spanish
Rocket Dame

In Greek
Rocket Dame του

In Portuguese
Rocket de Dame

In Polish
Rocket Dame

In Latin
Hesperis Rocket

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Magnoliopsida

Order
Brassicales

Family
Brassicaceae

Genus
Hesperis

Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe
Hylocereeae

Subfamily
Cactoideae

Number of Species
50

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Properties of Dame's Rocket

Want to know the properties of Dame's Rocket? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Dame's Rocket is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Vomiting. Dame's Rocket Benefits are as follows:

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

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Dame's Rocket Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Dame's Rocket. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Dame's Rocket physical information is as follows: 60.00 cm tall and 60.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Ovate. Also it has following color specifications:

Care of Dame's Rocket

Taking Dame's Rocket Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Dame's Rocket include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

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Season and care of Dame's Rocket

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Dame's Rocket is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Biennial plant. Dame's Rocket is a very important plant from Biennial Plants. There are 4 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Summer lilac, Winter gilliflower. This plant's habitat is meadows, Open areas, Roadsides and Woodlands and it comes in the hardiness zone 4-9. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.

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