Sweet Olive

Dame's Rocket

About Sweet Olive and Dame's Rocket

Sweet Olive

Dame's Rocket

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Biennial

Type

Broadleaf Evergreen

Herbs

Origin

Asia, Nepal, China, Japan, Korea

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

Types

Apricot Gold, Butter Yellow, Orange Supreme, Dan

Summer lilac, Winter gilliflower

Number of Varieties

304

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Habitat

Dappled Shade, Woodland Garden Canopy

meadows, Open areas, Roadsides, Woodlands

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-114-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 8

9 - 1

Sunset Zone

21,22

Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

180.00 cm60.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Orange

White, Pink, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Blue, Black

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval, Finely Dentate

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

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Fall, Fall

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Semi-hardwood cuttings

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

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 no more than one-third of each branch

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-purpose dry fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Nematodes

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Insects

Allergy

Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes

Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin and hair

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antitussive

Nutrients

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Flowers, Fruits, Stem

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Other Uses

Used as essential oil, Used as insect repellent, Used in herbal medicines, Used in tea, wine and sweet dishes

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, Hedges, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

OSMANTHUS fragrans

HESPERIS matronalis

Common Name

Sweet olive, Sweet osmanthus, Tea olive

Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket

In Hindi

Sweet Olive

डेम के रॉकेट

In German

Sweet Olive

Rockets Freifrau

In French

Olive douce

Rocket Dame

In Spanish

Oliva dulce

Rocket Dame

In Greek

γλυκό Ελιά

Rocket Dame του

In Portuguese

Olive doce

Rocket de Dame

In Polish

słodki Olive

Rocket Dame

In Latin

Dulce Olive

Hesperis Rocket

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Scrophulariales

Brassicales

Family

Oleaceae

Brassicaceae

Genus

Osmanthus

Hesperis

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Oleeae

Hylocereeae

Subfamily

Cactoideae

Number of Species

1550

1 27800

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Properties of Sweet Olive and Dame's Rocket

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

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Season and Care of Sweet Olive and Dame's Rocket

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

Sweet Olive and Dame's Rocket Physical Information

Sweet Olive and Dame's Rocket physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Olive height is 30.00 cm and width 180.00 cm whereas Dame's Rocket height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Sweet Olive and Dame's Rocket are as follows:

Sweet Olive flower color: White and Orange
Sweet Olive 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 Sweet Olive and Dame's Rocket

Care of Sweet Olive and Dame's Rocket include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sweet Olive pruning is done Remove no more than one-third of each branch and Dame's Rocket pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Sweet Olive 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.