Life Span
Biennial
Perennial
Type
Herbs
Fruits, Trees
Origin
Southern Europe, Western Europe, Russia/Siberia, Central Asia, Western Asia
Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya
Types
Summer lilac, Winter gilliflower
Feronia limonia, Limonia acidissima
Number of Varieties
41
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40000
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Habitat
meadows, Open areas, Roadsides, Woodlands
Dry areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-9-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 1
-
Sunset Zone
21,22
-
Habit
Clump-Forming
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm800.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm900.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Pink, Lavender
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
Greyish Brown, Light Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Autumn
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Rich
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Late Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry
Do not water excessively
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
Rich
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
Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Gastric
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Good Cleanser
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
-
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Nutrients
Blood cleanser, Diabetes, Ear ache, Energy, Kidney problems, Liver Protection, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, Snakebite
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Seeds
Fruits
Other Uses
Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower
Edible, Fruit Tree
Botanical Name
HESPERIS matronalis
Limonia acidissima
Common Name
Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket
Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit
In Hindi
डेम के रॉकेट
कबिट
In German
Rockets Freifrau
Indischer Holzapfel
In French
Rocket Dame
Kawista
In Spanish
Rocket Dame
Kawista
In Greek
Rocket Dame του
γλυκό ασβέστη
In Portuguese
Rocket de Dame
Limonia
In Polish
Rocket Dame
Feronia słoniowa
In Latin
Hesperis Rocket
dulcis ad cinerem
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Brassicales
Sapindales
Family
Brassicaceae
Rutaceae
Genus
Hesperis
Limonia
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Hylocereeae
Citreae
Subfamily
Cactoideae
Aurantioideae
Number of Species
501
1
27800
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