Life Span
Biennial
Perennial
Type
Herbs
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Southern Europe, Western Europe, Russia/Siberia, Central Asia, Western Asia
China
Types
Summer lilac, Winter gilliflower
Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Number of Varieties
41
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40000
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Habitat
meadows, Open areas, Roadsides, Woodlands
Deciduous forests, Mixed deciduous forest
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-95-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 1
10-5
Sunset Zone
21,22
A3, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm2,130.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm610.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Pink, Lavender
Green, Light Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Orange, Bronze
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Alternate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry
Needs small amount of water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Compost
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Dry root rot, fungus
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Deer resistant, Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Insects
Birds, Squirrels
Allergy
Vomiting
Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Nutrients
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Seeds
-
Other Uses
Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
deer resistant, Shelterbelt, Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees
Botanical Name
HESPERIS matronalis
METASEQUOIA glyptostroboides
Common Name
Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket
dawn redwood
In Hindi
डेम के रॉकेट
dawn redwood
In German
Rockets Freifrau
Urweltmammutbaum
In French
Rocket Dame
aube séquoia
In Spanish
Rocket Dame
metasecuoya
In Greek
Rocket Dame του
dawn redwood
In Portuguese
Rocket de Dame
amanhecer Redwood
In Polish
Rocket Dame
świt sekwoja
In Latin
Hesperis Rocket
dawn redwood
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Pinophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Brassicales
Pinales
Family
Brassicaceae
Cupressaceae
Genus
Hesperis
Metasequoia
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
-
Tribe
Hylocereeae
-
Subfamily
Cactoideae
Sequoioideae
Number of Species
501
1
27800
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