Florida Blue

Dame's Rocket

About Florida Blue and Dame's Rocket

Florida Blue

Dame's Rocket

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What is

Life Span

Biennial

Type

Flowering Plants, Grass, Herbs

Herbs

Origin

Southwestern United States, Mexico

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

Types

'Balboa White' lisianthus, 'Forever Blue' lisianthus, 'Forever White' lisianthus, 'Lisa Pink' lisianthus

Summer lilac, Winter gilliflower

Number of Varieties

104

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Habitat

Grassland, Warmer regions

meadows, Open areas, Roadsides, Woodlands

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-114-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

9 - 1

Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

21,22

Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

40.00 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

8.00 cm60.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Blue, Pink, Lavender, Blue Violet

White, Pink, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Gray Green

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Succulent

Ovate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Slow

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water twice a day in the initial period

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

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Botrytis Blight, Cercospora leaf spot, Cucumber mosaic, Curvularia blotch, Downy mildew, Fusarium stem rot, Fusarium wilt, Impatiens necrotic spot, Lisianthus necrosis, Phyllosticta leaf spot, Pythium root rot, Rhizoctonia stem rot, Sclerophoma stem blight, Tobacco mosaic

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single, Double, Semi-Double

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Butterflies

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Insects

Allergy

Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting

Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Nutrients

Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used for fragrance

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

Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

EUSTOMA grandiflorum

HESPERIS matronalis

Common Name

Lisianthus, Florida blue,bBuebell

Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket

In Hindi

Lisianthus

डेम के रॉकेट

In German

Lisianthus

Rockets Freifrau

In French

Lisianthus

Rocket Dame

In Spanish

Lisianthus

Rocket Dame

In Greek

Lisianthus

Rocket Dame του

In Portuguese

Lisianthus

Rocket de Dame

In Polish

Eustoma

Rocket Dame

In Latin

Lisianthus

Hesperis Rocket

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Gentianales

Brassicales

Family

Gentianaceae

Brassicaceae

Genus

Eustoma

Hesperis

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Chironieae

Hylocereeae

Subfamily

Cactoideae

Number of Species

350

1 27800

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Properties of Florida Blue and Dame's Rocket

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

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Season and Care of Florida Blue and Dame's Rocket

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

Florida Blue and Dame's Rocket Physical Information

Florida Blue and Dame's Rocket physical information is very important for comparison. Florida Blue height is 40.00 cm and width 8.00 cm whereas Dame's Rocket height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Florida Blue and Dame's Rocket are as follows:

Florida Blue flower color: White, Blue, Pink, Lavender and Blue Violet
Florida Blue leaf color: Gray Green
Dame's Rocket flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Dame's Rocket leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Florida Blue and Dame's Rocket

Care of Florida Blue and Dame's Rocket include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Florida Blue pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads and Dame's Rocket pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Florida Blue 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.