dame's rocket
dame's violet
damewort
Hesperis matronalis latin

"The Field of Gold isn't too convenient to Castle Gateway-but of course there are the aircraft ... " The three of them came to an ornamental grotto, a shallow cave with a spring trickling out of it, surrounded by ferns and night-fragrant plantings of damewort and mignonette.

Dame's Rocket (Hesperis matronalis) is a species of plant.

Hesperis matronalis grows 100 cm or taller, with multiple upright, hairy stems.

Hesperis matronalis is a herbaceous plant species in the mustard family, Brassicaceae.

The larvae feed on Brassicaceae species, including Hesperis matronalis.

Hesperis matronalis (I)

Females are attracted to larger flowers, such as Hesperis matronalis, even though some such species are poor larval hosts.

Dame's Violet, Hesperis matronalis, a similar and related plant, but with long cylindrical seedpods instead of flat papery disks.

In North America, Hesperis matronalis is often confused with native Phlox species that also have similar large, showy flower clusters.

Sweet rocket, Hesperis matronalis; deliciously scented plant that produces white, violet or purple flowers from May to August.

If work occupies most of your day and only evenings are available to enjoy the garden, you might consider other night-fragrant plants like dame's rocket (Hesperis matronalis), Nicotiana Fragrant Cloud, Petunia integrifolia, tuberose, moonflower, four o'clock, brugmansia and night phlox (Zaluzianskya capensis).