Life Span
Biennial
Annual
Type
Herbs
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Southern Europe, Western Europe, Russia/Siberia, Central Asia, Western Asia
South Africa
Types
Summer lilac, Winter gilliflower
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Number of Varieties
45
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40000
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Habitat
meadows, Open areas, Roadsides, Woodlands
Tropical regions, Well Drained, Wet forest
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-97-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 1
10-5
Sunset Zone
21,22
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm45.70 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm2.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Pink, Lavender
White, Light Pink, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Yellow green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Long Narrow
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loamy, Well drained
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Dry soil, Shade areas
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Budding, From bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry
Keep ground moist, Never Over-water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Moderate
In Spring
Moderate
Average Water
In Winter
Average Water
Less Watering
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut out old flower stalks, Prune ocassionally
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
fertilize in fall, Nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Bacterial leaf spot, Nematodes, Purple Blotch, Red blotch, Seedcorn maggot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Dry soil, Shade areas
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
Bugs, Flying insects, Insects
Allergy
Vomiting
Dermatitis, Pain and fatigue
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes, Used in parkland
Beauty Benefits
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Acne, For treating wrinkles, Making cosmetics, Removes pimples
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
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Environmental Uses
Air purification
Indoor Air Purification, Insect Repellent
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Nutrients
Acne, Aging, Antidepressant, epilepsy, Nerve pain, Obesity, Vomiting
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Seeds
Bulbs
Other Uses
Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
Animal Feed, Can be made into a herbal tea, Oil is used in mosquito repellents, Use in Chinese herbology, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower
Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Botanical Name
HESPERIS matronalis
TULBAGHIA violacea
Common Name
Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket
Society Garlic
In Hindi
डेम के रॉकेट
लहसुन
In German
Rockets Freifrau
Knoblauch
In French
Rocket Dame
Ail
In Spanish
Rocket Dame
Ajo
In Greek
Rocket Dame του
σκόρδο
In Portuguese
Rocket de Dame
alho
In Polish
Rocket Dame
czosnek
In Latin
Hesperis Rocket
allium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Brassicales
Liliales
Family
Brassicaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Hesperis
Allium
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Monocotyledonous
Tribe
Hylocereeae
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Subfamily
Cactoideae
Lilioideae
Number of Species
50500
1
27800
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