Dame's Rocket
Dame's Rocket is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Dame's Rocket is an old-fashioned, cottage garden plant produces clusters of violet flowers on upright flower spikes. The flowers have a spicy clove scent and are fragrant at night. A biennial plant to 75-100 cm tall with a spread of 150 cm. The flowers, young leaves, tender portions of the stems and pods are edible, similar in flavour to cress. It is an attractive cut flower. The flowers are highly attractive to bees and butterflies. It is a hardy plant and easy to grow in light shade, it prefers moist, well-drained soil. The seeds germinate best between 21° - 26°C; sow early spring in temperate areas; late spring in very cool areas; March to April in subtropical areas. It has a strong tendency to self-sow so it is best to cut the flower spikes once the flowers fade, this will also encourage repeat blooming. Days to bloom: 70 - 80 days
Product: Dame's Rocket
Product type: SEED (30)
Botanical name: Hesperis matronalis
Syn.: Syn. sweet rocket, night-scented gilliflower, mother-of-the-evening
Syn. Sweet Rocket. Dame's Rocket is an old-fashioned, cottage garden plant with clusters of violet flowers. The flowers have a spicy clove scent and are fragrant at night. A biennial plant to 75 - 100 cm tall with a spread of 150 cm. The flowers, young leaves, tender portions of the stems and immature seed pods are edible, similar in flavour to cress. It is an attractive cut flower. The flowers are highly attractive to bees and butterflies. It is a hardy plant and easy to grow in light shade.
Plant type: Biennial, flowering in the 2nd year
Sow when: Germinate best at 21 - 26°C
Cool: Late spring
Temperate: Spring to autumn
Subtropical: Autumn to early winter
Tropical: Unlikely to do well
Germination: 20 - 30 days
Depth: Cover seed lightly with mix, keep moist until germinated
Sow where: Sow into seedling trays for later transplanting
Soil type: Prefers moist, well-drained soil
Flowering: 70 - 80 days; cut the flower spikes once the flowers fade to reduce self-sowing and encourage repeat blooming
*Has edible flowers
*Good for bees
30 seeds per packet
Hesperis matronalis
Syn. sweet rocket, night-scented gilliflower, mother-of-the-evening
Biennial, flowering in the 2nd year
Dame's Rocket
Dame's Rocket is an old-fashioned, cottage garden plant produces clusters of violet flowers on upright flower spikes. The flowers have a spicy clove scent and are fragrant at night. A biennial plant to 75-100 cm tall with a spread of 150 cm. The flowers, young leaves, tender portions of the stems and pods are edible, similar in flavour to cress. It is an attractive cut flower. The flowers are highly attractive to bees and butterflies. It is a hardy plant and easy to grow in light shade, it prefers moist, well-drained soil. The seeds germinate best between 21° - 26°C; sow early spring in temperate areas; late spring in very cool areas; March to April in subtropical areas. It has a strong tendency to self-sow so it is best to cut the flower spikes once the flowers fade, this will also encourage repeat blooming. Days to bloom: 70 - 80 days