Hesperis matronalis (Sweet rocket)
Other names: Dame's rocket, Hesperis matronalis violet , Close sciences, Damask, Damask violet, Queen's gilliflower, Summer lilac, Rogue's gilliflower, Garden rocket, Dame's violet
H. matronalis is a rosette-forming, biennial or short-lived perennial with ovate to elliptic, toothed, hairy, dark green leaves and upright stems bearing racemes of fragrant, lilac, purple, or white flowers from late spring into summer.
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0.5m max. spread |
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0.9m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Hesperis matronalis 'Cally Dwarf' (Sweet rocket 'Cally Dwarf' )
Other names: Dame's violet 'Cally Dwarf' , White sweet rocket 'Cally Dwarf'
'Cally Dwarf' is a compact, rosette-forming biennial or short-lived perennial with ovate to oblong, dark green leaves and erect stems bearing racemes of strongly fragrant, double, white flowers in summer.
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0.4m max. spread |
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0.45m max. height |
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2 years to maturity |
Nicotiana alata 'Grandiflora' (Sweet-scented tobacco plant)
Other names: Tuberose-flowered tobacco plant, Nicotiana alata grandiflora
'Grandiflora' is a tender, short-lived, rosette-forming perennial, typically grown as an annual with ovate, dark green leaves and strongly fragrant, trumpet-shaped, creamy-white flowers from summer into autumn.
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0.3m max. spread |
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1.5m max. height |
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1-2 years to maturity |
Nicotiana suaveolens (Australian tobacco)
Other names: Austral tobacco, Sweet-scented tobacco, Nicotiana undulata, Nicotiana exigua
N. suaveolens is a rosette-forming, half-hardy annual or biennial with elliptic to lance-shaped, variably hairy, mid-green leaves and upright, branching, leafy stems bearing open panicles of fragrant, long-tubed, often pink-flushed, white flowers from midsummer to early autumn.
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0.45m max. spread |
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0.8m max. height |
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1 year to maturity |
Hesperis matronalis var. albiflora (White dame's violet)
Other names: Hesperis matronalis alba, Hesperis matronalis 'Alba', White sweet rocket
H. matronalis var. albiflora is a rosette-forming, deciduous, biennial or short-lived perennial with leafy stems bearing ovate, elliptic, or oblong, hairy, toothed, dark green leaves and racemes or panicles of fragrant, white flowers in late spring and early summer.
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0.45m max. spread |
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0.9m max. height |
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2 years to maturity |
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