Red Cardinal

Dame's Rocket

About Red Cardinal and Dame's Rocket

Red Cardinal

Dame's Rocket

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Biennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

Herbs

1.3 Origin

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

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

1.4 Types

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Summer lilac, Winter gilliflower

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Cultivated Beds

meadows, Open areas, Roadsides, Woodlands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-11

4-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

11-7

9 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 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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90.00 cm

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60.00 cm

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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60.00 cm

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60.00 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Red, Magenta, Orange Red

White, Pink, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

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Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown, Red

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2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Arrowhead

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

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, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

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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

Average Water Needs

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, Alkaline

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, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Apply 10-10-10 amount

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

No serious insect or disease problems

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

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

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Insects

5.12 Allergy

Toxic

Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Borders

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

Antiemetic, Diuretic, Purgative, Tonic

Nutrients

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

6.2.3 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

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

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

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ERYTHRINA herbacea

HESPERIS matronalis

7.2 Common Name

Red cardinal, Cardinal spear

Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket

7.2.1 In Hindi

Red Cardinal

डेम के रॉकेट

7.2.2 In German

Red Cardinal

Rockets Freifrau

7.2.3 In French

Cardinal rouge

Rocket Dame

7.2.4 In Spanish

Cárdenas

Rocket Dame

7.2.5 In Greek

κόκκινο Καρδινάλιος

Rocket Dame του

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Cardeal vermelho

Rocket de Dame

7.2.7 In Polish

Red Cardinal

Rocket Dame

7.2.8 In Latin

Cardinalis Rubrum

Hesperis Rocket

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Fabales

Brassicales

8.5 Family

Fabaceae

Brassicaceae

8.6 Genus

Erythrina

Hesperis

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Phaseoleae

Hylocereeae

8.9 Subfamily

Faboideae

Cactoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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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.