Hesperis matronalis

Dame's Rocket (Hesperis matronalis) is a species of plant. It belongs in the family Brassicaceae. It has been introduced to North America. It blooms from May to June. It can be found in habitats such as roadsides and open woods. It grows from 51 to 102 cm. (20 to 40 in.).

Dame's Rocket
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Brassicales
Family:	Brassicaceae
Genus:	Hesperis
Species:	H. matronalis
Binomial name
Hesperis matronalis L.

Hesperis Matronalis Media

• Gardenology.org-IMG 2785 rbgs11jan.jpg

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• Dame's rocket2.jpg

  Stand of H. matronalis in a forested setting

• Naturalized H. matronalis in Whitelands Wood, Butser Hill, England

• Hesperis matronalis 024.jpg

  Deschambault-Grondines, Quebec, Canada

• Damerocket.jpg

  H. matronalis flower detail

Other websites

• Hesperis matronalis at USDA PLANTS Database Archived 2010-06-26 at the Wayback Machine
• Hesperis matronalis at Kansas Wildflowers and Grasses Archived 2009-12-06 at the Wayback Machine