Dames Rocket Seeds - Mixed Colors

BOTANICAL NAME

Hesperis matronalis

LIFE CYCLE

• Biennial

SEED TYPE

• Heirloom Seed
• Open Pollinated Seed

LIGHT REQUIREMENT

• Full Sun
• Partial Shade

BLOOM SEASON

• Spring

GROWTH HABIT

• Branching
• Upright

PLANT HEIGHT

• Up to 30 inches

COLOR

• Mixed

Tall spires of fragrant purple, pink, and white flowers bring old-fashioned charm to the late-spring and early-summer garden. This biennial to short-lived perennial produces abundant four-petaled blooms that attract bees, butterflies, and other pollinators.

This item may be considered invasive in specific areas of the USA. Please check with your local agricultural office for more information.

Available across most of the U.S. — except CO, IN, MD, MA, ND, OH, UT, ME

• • Biennial to short-lived perennial, typically producing foliage the first year, flowers the second
• • Performs best in full sun to partial shade
• • Sweet scented blooms are especially noticeable in the evening

PLANTING SEASON

• Fall
• Spring

SOWING METHOD

• Direct Sow

PLANTING DEPTH

• 1/16 inch

WATER NEEDS

• Average

PLANT SPACING

• 8 to 12 inches

HARDINESS ZONES

• 3
• 4
• 5
• 6
• 7
• 8