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<I>Hesperis matronalis</i> var. <i>albiflora</i>
<I>Hesperis matronalis</i> var. <i>albiflora</i>
<I>Hesperis matronalis</i> var. <i>albiflora</i>
<I>Hesperis matronalis</i> var. <i>albiflora</i>
<I>Hesperis matronalis</i> var. <i>albiflora</i>
<I>Hesperis matronalis</i> var. <i>albiflora</i>

Hesperis matronalis var. albiflora

sweet rocket

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Gorgeously scented pure white flowers are held above rosettes of dark green leaves. This is a biennial or short-lived perennial...

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Sweet rocket - a haze of silver-white flowers adored by butterflies, bees and moths - always with a hint of violet in the day - but like white moonlight in the April gloaming Val Bourne - Garden Writer

Plant description

Gorgeously scented pure white flowers are held above rosettes of dark green leaves. This is a biennial or short-lived perennial that readily self- seeds, often coming true to type, so it is perfect for naturising in a wildlife garden. Like all sweet rockets it is highly attractive to bees and other beneficial insects, and the fragrant flowers perfume the air in spring and early summer evenings. They are also edible and look great sprinkled over salads. Although relatively short-lived, it self-seeds freely.

Eventual height & spread

Eventual height and spread

Flowering period

  • Jan
  • Feb
  • Mar
  • Apr
  • May
  • Jun
  • Jul
  • Aug
  • Sep
  • Oct
  • Nov
  • Dec

Plant features

Position

Full sun / light shade

Rate of growth

Average

Soil

Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil

Hardiness

Fully hardy

How to care for Hesperis matronalis var. albiflora:

Pinch out the growing tips to encourage bushier growth and keep well watered. Feed with a good, high potash fertiliser (such as Tomorite) on a regular basis throughout summer. Dead-heading regularly will help prolong the flowering season, but if you want them to self-seed, allow some of the seed heads to develop fully.

Sowing instructions:

Sow seed where it is to grow in late spring, after the worst of the frosts have passed. Prepare the bed well first and then surface sow, thinning the seedlings out as they grow to allow 30cm between each plant.

Please note:

This perennial dies back to below ground level each year in autumn, then fresh new growth appears again in spring.

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