Firecracker Flower

Dame's Rocket

About Firecracker Flower and Dame's Rocket

Firecracker Flower

Dame's Rocket

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Biennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

Herbs

1.3 Origin

Southeastern Asia, India

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

1.4 Types

Not Available

Summer lilac, Winter gilliflower

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

gardens, Homesteads, Urban areas

meadows, Open areas, Roadsides, Woodlands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-15

4-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10-9

9 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 24

21,22

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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40.60 cm

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60.00 cm

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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25.40 cm

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60.00 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Orange, Light Yellow, Peach, Orange Red

White, Pink, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Keep ground moist, Requires watering in the growing season, Water more in summer

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

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

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

No pruning needed in the early stages, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Insects

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Insects

5.12 Allergy

no allergic reactions

Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes

Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Cold, Cough, Wounds

Nutrients

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Tropical

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CROSSANDRA infundibuliformis

HESPERIS matronalis

7.2 Common Name

Firecracker Flower

Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket

7.2.1 In Hindi

आबोली

डेम के रॉकेट

7.2.2 In German

Kracher-Blume

Rockets Freifrau

7.2.3 In French

Firecracker fleur

Rocket Dame

7.2.4 In Spanish

flor petardo

Rocket Dame

7.2.5 In Greek

πυροτέχνημα λουλούδι

Rocket Dame του

7.2.6 In Portuguese

flor foguete

Rocket de Dame

7.2.7 In Polish

petarda kwiat

Rocket Dame

7.2.8 In Latin

flos Firecracker

Hesperis Rocket

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Not Available

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Not Available

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Brassicales

8.5 Family

Acanthaceae

Brassicaceae

8.6 Genus

Crossandra

Hesperis

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Hylocereeae

8.9 Subfamily

Brodiaeoideae

Cactoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Firecracker Flower and Dame's Rocket

Wondering what are the properties of Firecracker Flower and Dame's Rocket? We provide you with everything About Firecracker Flower and Dame's Rocket. Firecracker Flower doesn't have thorns and Dame's Rocket doesn't have thorns. Also Firecracker Flower does not have fragrant flowers. Firecracker Flower has allergic reactions like no allergic reactions and Dame's Rocket has allergic reactions like no allergic reactions. 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 Firecracker Flower and Dame's Rocket and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Firecracker Flower and Dame's Rocket

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

Firecracker Flower and Dame's Rocket Physical Information

Firecracker Flower and Dame's Rocket physical information is very important for comparison. Firecracker Flower height is 40.60 cm and width 25.40 cm whereas Dame's Rocket height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Firecracker Flower and Dame's Rocket are as follows:

Firecracker Flower flower color: Orange, Light Yellow, Peach and Orange Red
Firecracker Flower leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Dame's Rocket flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Dame's Rocket leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Firecracker Flower and Dame's Rocket

Care of Firecracker Flower and Dame's Rocket include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Firecracker Flower pruning is done No pruning needed in the early stages, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove deadheads and Dame's Rocket pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Firecracker Flower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Dame's Rocket needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.