Heliotrope

Dame's Rocket

About Heliotrope and Dame's Rocket

Heliotrope

Dame's Rocket

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Biennial

1.2 Type

Tender Perennial

Herbs

1.3 Origin

South America

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

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Coastal Regions, tropical environments

meadows, Open areas, Roadsides, Woodlands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-134-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10-1

9 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 15, 16, 17, 23, 24

21,22

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

66.00 cm60.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

61.00 cm60.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Ivory

White, Pink, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Deer resistant, Drought, Heat Tolerance

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Medium

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, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Mealybugs, Spider mites, Whiteflies

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Deer resistant, Drought, Heat Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Insects

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes

Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Not Available

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Sore throat, Uterine Displacement

Nutrients

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Whole plant

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Making Perfumes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens

Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Mixed Border

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

HELIOTROPIUM arborescens

HESPERIS matronalis

7.2 Common Name

Heliotrope, Common Heliotrope, Garden Heliotrope

Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket

7.2.1 In Hindi

हेलीओट्रोप

डेम के रॉकेट

7.2.2 In German

Heliotrop

Rockets Freifrau

7.2.3 In French

héliotrope

Rocket Dame

7.2.4 In Spanish

heliotropo

Rocket Dame

7.2.5 In Greek

ηλιοτρόπιο

Rocket Dame του

7.2.6 In Portuguese

heliotrópio

Rocket de Dame

7.2.7 In Polish

heliotrop

Rocket Dame

7.2.8 In Latin

Heliotrope

Hesperis Rocket

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Brassicales

8.5 Family

Boraginaceae

Brassicaceae

8.6 Genus

Heliotropium

Hesperis

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Hylocereeae

8.9 Subfamily

Heliotropioideae

Cactoideae

8.10 Number of Species

250NA

1 27800

Properties of Heliotrope and Dame's Rocket

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

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Season and Care of Heliotrope and Dame's Rocket

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

Heliotrope and Dame's Rocket Physical Information

Heliotrope and Dame's Rocket physical information is very important for comparison. Heliotrope height is 66.00 cm and width 61.00 cm whereas Dame's Rocket height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Heliotrope and Dame's Rocket are as follows:

Heliotrope flower color: White and Ivory
Heliotrope leaf color: Dark Green
Dame's Rocket flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Dame's Rocket leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Heliotrope and Dame's Rocket

Care of Heliotrope and Dame's Rocket include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Heliotrope pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Dame's Rocket pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Heliotrope 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.