Life Span
Biennial
Perennial
Type
Herbs
Tender Perennial
Origin
Southern Europe, Western Europe, Russia/Siberia, Central Asia, Western Asia
Western Asia
Types
Summer lilac, Winter gilliflower
-
Number of Varieties
44
0
40000
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Habitat
meadows, Open areas, Roadsides, Woodlands
Lake margins, Lake Sides, Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-93-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 1
9-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm76.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm45.70 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Pink, Lavender
Light Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Aristate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
root cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry
Keep the Soil well drained
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, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut away fading foliage, Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
10-52-17 after germination, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Pests and diseases free, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Deer resistant, Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Insects
-
Allergy
Vomiting
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Borders, Cottage Garden, Mixed Border, small hedge
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Deer resistant
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Nutrients
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Seeds
Flowers, Whole plant
Other Uses
Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower
Feature Plant, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
HESPERIS matronalis
PAPAVER orientale 'Carneum'
Common Name
Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket
Oriental Poppy, Pink Oriental Poppy
In Hindi
डेम के रॉकेट
ओरिएंटल पोस्ता
In German
Rockets Freifrau
Türkischer Mohn
In French
Rocket Dame
pavot oriental
In Spanish
Rocket Dame
amapola oriental
In Greek
Rocket Dame του
oriental poppy
In Portuguese
Rocket de Dame
papoila oriental
In Polish
Rocket Dame
orientalne maku
In Latin
Hesperis Rocket
oriental poppy
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Brassicales
Ranunculales
Family
Brassicaceae
Papaveraceae
Genus
Hesperis
Papaver
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Eudicots
Tribe
Hylocereeae
-
Subfamily
Cactoideae
Magnolioideae
Number of Species
5022
1
27800
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