Red Cardinal

Dame's Rocket

About Red Cardinal and Dame's Rocket

Red Cardinal

Dame's Rocket

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Biennial

Type

Shrub

Herbs

Origin

United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Mexico

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

Cultivated Beds

meadows, Open areas, Roadsides, Woodlands

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-114-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

11-7

9 - 1

Sunset Zone

H1, 8, 9, 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

90.00 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

60.00 cm60.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red, Magenta, Orange Red

White, Pink, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown, Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Arrowhead

Ovate

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Apply 10-10-10 amount

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Hummingbirds

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Insects

Allergy

Toxic

Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Borders

Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antiemetic, Diuretic, Purgative, Tonic

Nutrients

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Other Uses

Used as a general tonic, Used as a rat poison, Used as a vegetable

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

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ERYTHRINA herbacea

HESPERIS matronalis

Common Name

Red cardinal, Cardinal spear

Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket

In Hindi

Red Cardinal

डेम के रॉकेट

In German

Red Cardinal

Rockets Freifrau

In French

Cardinal rouge

Rocket Dame

In Spanish

Cárdenas

Rocket Dame

In Greek

κόκκινο Καρδινάλιος

Rocket Dame του

In Portuguese

Cardeal vermelho

Rocket de Dame

In Polish

Red Cardinal

Rocket Dame

In Latin

Cardinalis Rubrum

Hesperis Rocket

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Brassicales

Family

Fabaceae

Brassicaceae

Genus

Erythrina

Hesperis

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Phaseoleae

Hylocereeae

Subfamily

Faboideae

Cactoideae

Number of Species

1050

1 27800

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Properties of Red Cardinal and Dame's Rocket

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

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Season and Care of Red Cardinal and Dame's Rocket

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

Red Cardinal and Dame's Rocket Physical Information

Red Cardinal and Dame's Rocket physical information is very important for comparison. Red Cardinal height is 90.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Dame's Rocket height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Red Cardinal and Dame's Rocket are as follows:

Red Cardinal flower color: Red, Magenta and Orange Red
Red Cardinal leaf color: Green and Blue Green
Dame's Rocket flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Dame's Rocket leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Red Cardinal and Dame's Rocket

Care of Red Cardinal and Dame's Rocket include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Red Cardinal 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 Red Cardinal 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.