Wednesday's Flower
Wednesday's Story
From the dark plum bud…
A bright chartreuse center emerges. Slowly the sepal pushes open. As four delicate petals unfold they reveal themselves in an array of white, lilac, and purple… a dichotomy of the simplicity of beauty and the intricacies of nature.
Find this flower and others in our floral print store.
points of interest
Dame’s Rocket blooms in late spring with panicles of 4-petaled flowers in shades of white, lilac, and purple. Leaves are elliptical and hairy. Fragrant and very attractive to insects. Opportunistic and useful on stony sites, in a herbaceous border or wild garden. Will “move” around the garden.
general care
Grow in fertile, moist, well-drained, neutral to alkaline soil in sun or part shade. Sow in situ in early spring and allow to go to seed.
friday’s flower fact
Like foxglove and other “short-lived” flowers, dame’s rocket is a biennial. The first season, a rosette of leaves is formed and the second season, flowers appear.
Botanical Name | Hesperis matronalis
Family | Brassicaeceae
Type | Biennial
Origin | Southern Europe, Russia, W. and Central Asia
Zone | 4-9
Flower Height | 36”
Flower Diameter | 1.5”
photographed @
Marlborough, England
