• Hesperis matronalis Purple flora surrounded by verdant foliage
  • Sweet Rocket purple blossoms near a rustic wooden fence
  • Lush growth of Sweet Rocket in a garden environment
  • Hesperis matronalis Purple (Sweet Rocket)
    Hesperis matronalis Purple (Sweet Rocket)
  • Hesperis matronalis Purple in full bloom under the sunlight with azure sky above
  • Sunlit Hesperis matronalis Purple flowers against a clear blue sky
  • Hesperis matronalis Purple flowering in front of a residential building
  • Detailed image of Hesperis matronalis Purple flowers with garden backdrop
  • Hesperis matronalis Purple attracting pollinators in a garden setting
  • Garden bed full of blooming Hesperis matronalis Purple plants
  • Sweet Rocket purple flowers complementing a garden greenhouse
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Bishy Barnabees Cottage Garden

Hesperis matronalis Purple (Sweet Rocket)

£2.10
£2.10
Tax included.

Hesperis (or Sweet Rocket as it is commonly known) is one of my favourite biennials. Tall, sweetly scented and filling the garden with beautiful purple clouds of flowers, gently swaying in the breeze.

Sowing biennials is such a worthwhile thing to do as it will give you wonderfully early blooms the following year when the garden is crying out for a bit of colour again….and make the most gorgeous cut flowers. They look amazing in a vase alongside tulips, alliums and irises.

Quantity of Seeds 500 Seeds
Type Biennial
Genus Hesperis matronalis
Sow Seeds

Sow in June into seed trays and leave them outside as it will be too hot in a greenhouse for them….and your flower beds will all be full. There they can stay (potting on into larger pots if needed) until you plant them out into their final positions in September.
Plant Out Pot on if needed and transplant to final position in September.  Likes full sun or partial shade.  Will flower the following spring.
Flowers

May-August
Height & Spread 100cm high x 60cm spread

 

Hesperis matronalis Purple (Sweet Rocket)

RHS Plants for Pollinators.

The RHS Plants for Pollinators mark is only given to plants that support pollinating insects.
    Hesperis matronalis Purple flora surrounded by verdant foliage
    Sweet Rocket purple blossoms near a rustic wooden fence
    Lush growth of Sweet Rocket in a garden environment
    Hesperis matronalis Purple (Sweet Rocket)
    Hesperis matronalis Purple in full bloom under the sunlight with azure sky above
    Sunlit Hesperis matronalis Purple flowers against a clear blue sky
    Hesperis matronalis Purple flowering in front of a residential building
    Detailed image of Hesperis matronalis Purple flowers with garden backdrop
    Hesperis matronalis Purple attracting pollinators in a garden setting
    Garden bed full of blooming Hesperis matronalis Purple plants
    Sweet Rocket purple flowers complementing a garden greenhouse