Life Span
Perennial
Biennial
Type
Perennial
Herbs
Origin
North America, Northern Europe, Russia, Siberia
Southern Europe, Western Europe, Russia/Siberia, Central Asia, Western Asia
Types
-
Summer lilac, Winter gilliflower
Number of Varieties
14
0
40000
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Habitat
Open areas, pine woods
meadows, Open areas, Roadsides, Woodlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
2-64-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
6-1
9 - 1
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 4, 5, 6, 14, 15, 16, 17
21,22
Habit
Mat-forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
510.00 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Pink
White, Pink, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Early Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Average Water Needs, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
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
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Flies, Insects
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Insects
Allergy
-
Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Headache, Mildly painful menstruation, tonic in pregnancy
Nutrients
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Flowers, Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
useful as a ground cover
Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edging, Groundcover, Wildflower
Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower
Botanical Name
LINNAEA borealis
HESPERIS matronalis
Common Name
Twinflower
Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket
In Hindi
Twinflower
डेम के रॉकेट
In German
Twinflower
Rockets Freifrau
In French
Twinflower
Rocket Dame
In Spanish
Twinflower
Rocket Dame
In Greek
Twinflower
Rocket Dame του
In Portuguese
Twinflower
Rocket de Dame
In Polish
zimoziół
Rocket Dame
In Latin
Twinflower
Hesperis Rocket
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Dipsacales
Brassicales
Family
Caprifoliaceae
Brassicaceae
Genus
Linnaea
Hesperis
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Linnaeeae
Hylocereeae
Subfamily
Linnaeoideae
Cactoideae
Number of Species
150
1
27800
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