Life Span
Biennial
Type
Herbs
Origin
Southern Europe, Western Europe, Russia/Siberia, Central Asia, Western Asia
Types
Summer lilac, Winter gilliflower
Number of Varieties
4
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40000
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Habitat
meadows, Open areas, Roadsides, Woodlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-9
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 1
Sunset Zone
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm
Rank: 96 (Overall)
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Pink, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Thorns
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6% - Biennial Plants Garden Plants
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
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28% - Biennial Plants Garden Plants
Tolerances
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
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21% - Biennial Plants Garden Plants
Edible Fruit
✔
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7% - Biennial Plants Garden Plants
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
17% - Biennial Plants Garden Plants have it !
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
3% - Biennial Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
21% - Biennial Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
10% - Biennial Plants Garden Plants
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
55% - Biennial Plants Garden Plants
Showy Bark
✔
✘
17% - Biennial Plants Garden Plants
Foliage Texture
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Evergreen
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✘
No - Biennial Plants Garden Plants has it !
Invasive
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
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70% - Biennial Plants Garden Plants have it !
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Insects
Allergy
Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
59% - Biennial Plants Garden Plants have it !
Environmental Uses
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
Used As Indoor Plant
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17% - Biennial Plants Garden Plants have it !
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Biennial Plants Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower
Botanical Name
HESPERIS matronalis
Common Name
Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket
In Hindi
डेम के रॉकेट
In German
Rockets Freifrau
In French
Rocket Dame
In Spanish
Rocket Dame
In Greek
Rocket Dame του
In Portuguese
Rocket de Dame
In Polish
Rocket Dame
In Latin
Hesperis Rocket
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Brassicales
Family
Brassicaceae
Genus
Hesperis
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Hylocereeae
Subfamily
Cactoideae
Number of Species
50
1
27800
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