Kukui

Dame's Rocket

About Kukui and Dame's Rocket

Kukui

Dame's Rocket

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Biennial

Type

Tree

Herbs

Origin

Southeastern Asia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia

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

Types

Summer lilac, Winter gilliflower

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Woodlands

meadows, Open areas, Roadsides, Woodlands

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-124-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-9

9 - 1

Sunset Zone

H2, 23, 24

21,22

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,370.00 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

1,520.00 cm60.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

White, Pink, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green, Gray

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green, Gray

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Maple shaped

Ovate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Wet Site, Drought, Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Water daily during growing season

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

In Summer

Moderate

Lots of watering

In Spring

Less Watering

Moderate

In Winter

Less Watering

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

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

Aphids, Insects

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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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

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Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Insects

Allergy

Nausea, Vomiting

Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden

Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

For treating wrinkles, Moisturizing, used as a dye

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification, Shadow Tree

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cramps, Dermatitis

Nutrients

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Fruits, Leaves

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Other Uses

Can be made into a herbal tea, Making Sweet Scented Oil, Sauces, Used as firewood

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

Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ALEURITES moluccanus

HESPERIS matronalis

Common Name

Candleberry, Candlenut, Kukui

Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket

In Hindi

Aleurites moluccanus

डेम के रॉकेट

In German

Lichtnussbaum

Rockets Freifrau

In French

Aleurites moluccana

Rocket Dame

In Spanish

Aleurites moluccanus

Rocket Dame

In Greek

Aleurites moluccanus

Rocket Dame του

In Portuguese

Nogueira-de-iguape

Rocket de Dame

In Polish

Nogueira-de-iguape

Rocket Dame

In Latin

Aleurites moluccanus

Hesperis Rocket

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Angiosperms

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Euphorbiales

Brassicales

Family

Euphorbiaceae

Brassicaceae

Genus

Aleurites

Hesperis

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Aleuritideae

Hylocereeae

Subfamily

Crotonoideae

Cactoideae

Number of Species

5050

1 27800

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Properties of Kukui and Dame's Rocket

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

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Season and Care of Kukui and Dame's Rocket

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

Kukui and Dame's Rocket Physical Information

Kukui and Dame's Rocket physical information is very important for comparison. Kukui height is 1,370.00 cm and width 1,520.00 cm whereas Dame's Rocket height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Kukui and Dame's Rocket are as follows:

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

Care of Kukui and Dame's Rocket

Care of Kukui and Dame's Rocket include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Kukui 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 Kukui needs Moderate and in winter, it needs Less Watering. Whereas, in summer Dame's Rocket needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.