Hesperis matronalis

HESPERIS matronalis
Dame's Violet, Sweet Rocket

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Type:
Perennial

Height: 2-3' (60-90cm)

Flowering Time: Summer

Flower Colour: Mauve, white

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Botanical Classification:

Class:
Angiospermae (Angiosperms)

Subclass: Dicotyledonae (Dicotyledons)

Superorder: Dilleniidae (Dillenia Superorder)

Order: Capparales (Capparis Order)

Family: Brassicaceae (Cabbage Family)

Genus: Hesperis (Rocket)

Species: matronalis (dame's)

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Hesperis matronalis is a member of the same family as Honesty (Lunaria annua), and it is a very similar plant, bearing domed clusters of mauve or white four-petalled flowers in summer. Hesperis matronalis is a larger but more elegant plant, with leafy branching stems reaching 2' or more, with smooth, not hairy, leaves. It is a useful plant for a cottage or wild garden, and as well as its flowers, is grown for its perfume, which is particularly strong in the evening.
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Harvesting and Growing from Seed:

Seed Pod
The seed pod is a long, thin cylinder. Each individual flower produces its own seedpod.

Seed
The seeds are brown rounded sticks. There are several seeds in each seedpod.

Seedling
The seedleaves are fat and rounded. The first true leaves are narrower.

Seed sowing and Germination
Spring: Seeds sown outside in spring germinated in 6 days.

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	Seed Pod The seed pod is a long, thin cylinder. Each individual flower produces its own seedpod.
	Seed The seeds are brown rounded sticks. There are several seeds in each seedpod.
	Seedling The seedleaves are fat and rounded. The first true leaves are narrower.
Seed sowing and Germination Spring: Seeds sown outside in spring germinated in 6 days.