Sweet Chestnut

Dame's Rocket

About Sweet Chestnut and Dame's Rocket

Sweet Chestnut

Dame's Rocket

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Biennial

Type

Tree

Herbs

Origin

Eastern Asia

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

Types

Summer lilac, Winter gilliflower

Number of Varieties

204

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Habitat

Temperate Regions

meadows, Open areas, Roadsides, Woodlands

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-84-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

8-2

9 - 1

Sunset Zone

A3, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

21,22

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

300.00 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

370.00 cm60.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red, Purple

White, Pink, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red, Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Gold

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oblong or Lanceolate

Ovate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Slow

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Shade areas

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Grafting, 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

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

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Fungal Diseases, Squirrels

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Squirrels

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Insects

Allergy

Oral Allergy, Throat itching

Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing

Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Potassium, Rich in Iron, Vitamin A, Vitamin B, Vitamin C

Nutrients

Part of Plant Used

Seeds

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Other Uses

Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for Landscaping

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, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Castanea sativa

HESPERIS matronalis

Common Name

Sweet Chestnut, Chestnut

Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket

In Hindi

शाहबलूत का फल

डेम के रॉकेट

In German

Esskastanie

Rockets Freifrau

In French

châtaignier

Rocket Dame

In Spanish

Castaña dulce

Rocket Dame

In Greek

Sweet Chestnut

Rocket Dame του

In Portuguese

Castanheiro

Rocket de Dame

In Polish

słodki Chestnut

Rocket Dame

In Latin

Dulce Chestnut

Hesperis Rocket

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Sapindales

Brassicales

Family

Aceraceae

Brassicaceae

Genus

Acer

Hesperis

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Hylocereeae

Subfamily

Cactoideae

Number of Species

950

1 27800

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Properties of Sweet Chestnut and Dame's Rocket

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

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Season and Care of Sweet Chestnut and Dame's Rocket

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

Sweet Chestnut and Dame's Rocket Physical Information

Sweet Chestnut and Dame's Rocket physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Chestnut height is 300.00 cm and width 370.00 cm whereas Dame's Rocket height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Sweet Chestnut and Dame's Rocket are as follows:

Sweet Chestnut flower color: Red and Purple
Sweet Chestnut leaf color: Green and Light Green
Dame's Rocket flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Dame's Rocket leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Sweet Chestnut and Dame's Rocket

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