Spinach

Dame's Rocket

About Spinach and Dame's Rocket

Spinach

Dame's Rocket

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Biennial

Type

Vegetable

Herbs

Origin

Southern Asia

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

Types

Savoy, Giant Noble, Semi-savoy

Summer lilac, Winter gilliflower

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Fields, gardens, meadows, Suburban areas

meadows, Open areas, Roadsides, Woodlands

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99994-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1

Sunset Zone

21,22

Habit

Rosette/Stemless

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

15.20 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

30.50 cm60.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Green

White, Pink, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Tan, Black

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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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

Requires regular watering

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

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Fertilize when new

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Downy mildew, Leafminers, Red blotch, Seedcorn maggot

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Cold climate, Drought

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

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Insects

Allergy

Food Allergy

Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Energy, Potassium, Rich in Iron, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Vitamin K

Nutrients

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Stem

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

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

Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

SPINACIA oleracea

HESPERIS matronalis

Common Name

Spinach

Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket

In Hindi

पालक

डेम के रॉकेट

In German

Spinat

Rockets Freifrau

In French

Épinards

Rocket Dame

In Spanish

Espinacas

Rocket Dame

In Greek

Σπανάκι

Rocket Dame του

In Portuguese

Espinafre

Rocket de Dame

In Polish

Szpinak

Rocket Dame

In Latin

Spinach

Hesperis Rocket

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Brassicales

Family

Chenopodiaceae

Brassicaceae

Genus

Spinacia

Hesperis

Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Anserineae

Hylocereeae

Subfamily

Chenopodioideae

Cactoideae

Number of Species

80050

1 27800

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Properties of Spinach and Dame's Rocket

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

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Season and Care of Spinach and Dame's Rocket

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

Spinach and Dame's Rocket Physical Information

Spinach and Dame's Rocket physical information is very important for comparison. Spinach height is 15.20 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Dame's Rocket height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Spinach and Dame's Rocket are as follows:

Spinach flower color: Yellow and Green
Spinach leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Dame's Rocket flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Dame's Rocket leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Spinach and Dame's Rocket

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