| Description | Dames Rocket (Hespestris matronalis) is a beautiful plant that consider this a desirable wildflower while other consider it an aggressive exotic weed. |
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| Plant Type | All Plants, Wild Flowers |
| Hardiness Zone | 3-8 |
| Sunlight | woodland edges, semi-shade |
| Moisture | average to moist |
| Soil & Site | disturbed sites, waste ground, thickets, open woods, roadsides, railroads |
| Flowers | white, lavender to purple, 1/2", 4-petaled flowers in loose, terminal racemes which bloom in late spring, very fragrant particularly in the evening, short lived perennial or biennial |
| Fruit | siliques, 2 to 4 inches long |
| Leaves | serrate, ovate to lance-shaped, dark green |
| Stems | an erect hairy stem |
| Roots | tap root |
| Dimensions | An upright, multi-branched plant reaching up to 2-3 feet. |
| Propagation | seeds |
| Native Site | Native to southern Europe to Siberia escaping from gardens and naturalized to the point of being exotic and an invasive in many areas. |
| Misc Facts | Once established it will continue by a prolific production of seeds. Hesperis comes from the Greek word for evening. |
| Author's Notes | This is considered an invasive weed in many areas. Many suggest it should be eradicated. Avoid using wildflower mixes that contain the seeds of this plant. |
| Notes & Reference | #65-North Woods Wildflowers (Doug Ladd), #100-Wildflowers of Wisconsin and the Upper Midwest (Merel Black and Emmet Judziewicz), #101-Invasive Plants of the Upper Midwest (Betty Czarapata) |
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