Dame's Rocket
by Martin Howard
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Dame's Rocket
Artist
Martin Howard
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I first noticed Dame's Rocket growing in my garden, not by the beautiful pink flowers, but by the wonderful sweet fragrance that hung in the air. During the day they give off little if any scent, but during the evening they are very fragrant. At first I thought these were wild phlox, but a quick count of the petals (four not five) pointed me in the right direction. These wonderful plants set theirselves in my garden and luckily I didn't remove them as weeds during the first year when no blooms are produced just foliage. Dame's rocket are biennials, flowering in the second year. I don't know of any other plant which has so many common names. I will try to list as many here as I can: Sweet Rocket, Damask Violet, Rogue's Gilliflower, Queen's Gilliflower, Mother Of The Evening, Dame's Violet, Night-scented Gilliflower, Dame's Wort, Winter Gilliflower, Summer Lilac and Vesper Flower.
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June 19th, 2016
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