Wild Snapdragon

Dame's Rocket

About Wild Snapdragon and Dame's Rocket

Wild Snapdragon

Dame's Rocket

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Biennial

Type

Flowering Plants

Herbs

Origin

North-Central United States, Central United States, Western United States, Texas

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

Types

Blue Toadflax, Old-Field Toadflax

Summer lilac, Winter gilliflower

Number of Varieties

304

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Habitat

Cultivated Beds

meadows, Open areas, Roadsides, Woodlands

USDA Hardiness Zone

3-94-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-1

9 - 1

Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 10

21,22

Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

61.00 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

25.40 cm60.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Pink, Light Blue, Lavender

White, Pink, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Blue Green, Gray Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green, Gray Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval to egg shaped

Ovate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

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

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water

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

Clay, Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

use all-purpose fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Foliar disease, Root rot, Spider mites

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

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bumblebees

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Insects

Allergy

Depression, High blood cholestrol, Pain

Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Analgesic, Febrifuge, Stomachic

Nutrients

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Other Uses

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

Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PENSTEMON grandiflorus

HESPERIS matronalis

Common Name

Large Beardtongue, Shell-leaf Penstemon, Wild Snapdragon

Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket

In Hindi

Wild Snapdragon

डेम के रॉकेट

In German

Wilde Snapdragon

Rockets Freifrau

In French

Snapdragon sauvage

Rocket Dame

In Spanish

Salvaje Snapdragon

Rocket Dame

In Greek

άγρια Snapdragon

Rocket Dame του

In Portuguese

Selvagem Snapdragon

Rocket de Dame

In Polish

Dziki Snapdragon

Rocket Dame

In Latin

Phlox Ferae

Hesperis Rocket

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Scrophulariales

Brassicales

Family

Scrophulariaceae

Brassicaceae

Genus

Penstemon

Hesperis

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Hylocereeae

Subfamily

Scrophularioideae

Cactoideae

Number of Species

4050

1 27800

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Properties of Wild Snapdragon and Dame's Rocket

Wondering what are the properties of Wild Snapdragon and Dame's Rocket? We provide you with everything About Wild Snapdragon and Dame's Rocket. Wild Snapdragon doesn't have thorns and Dame's Rocket doesn't have thorns. Also Wild Snapdragon does not have fragrant flowers. Wild Snapdragon has allergic reactions like Depression, High blood cholestrol and Pain and Dame's Rocket has allergic reactions like Depression, High blood cholestrol and Pain. 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 Wild Snapdragon and Dame's Rocket and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Wild Snapdragon and Dame's Rocket

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

Wild Snapdragon and Dame's Rocket Physical Information

Wild Snapdragon and Dame's Rocket physical information is very important for comparison. Wild Snapdragon height is 61.00 cm and width 25.40 cm whereas Dame's Rocket height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Wild Snapdragon and Dame's Rocket are as follows:

Wild Snapdragon flower color: Pink, Light Blue and Lavender
Wild Snapdragon leaf color: Light Green, Blue Green and Gray Green
Dame's Rocket flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Dame's Rocket leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Wild Snapdragon and Dame's Rocket

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