Sweet Rocket

Hesperis matronalis

• Position: full sun or partial shade
• Soil: fertile, moist, well-drained
• Rate of Growth: average
• Flowering period: May to June
• Hardiness: fully hardy
  
  Deliciously scented, pale lilac flowers appear in early summer above rosettes of dark green leaves. Sweet rocket is most at home in the middle of an informal herbaceous border or allowed to naturalise in a wildlife garden. The fragrant flowers, attractive to bees and other beneficial insects, perfume the air in late spring and early summer evenings. Although relatively short-lived, it self-seeds freely.

• Garden care: Replace plants every two to three years as flowering diminishes with age. Plants will self-seed freely.
  
  
• Goes well with: Knautia macedonica, Foeniculum vulgare 'Purpureum', Cimicifuga simplex 'Atropurpurea', Eryngium giganteum, Papaver orientale 'Patty's Plum'

• This plant is featured in the In The Shade Collection. Click here to view the ready-made border design