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Hesperis matronalis 'Cally Dwarf' (Sweet rocket 'Cally Dwarf' )

Other names: Dame's violet 'Cally Dwarf' , White sweet rocket 'Cally Dwarf'

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Variety or Cultivar
'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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Season of interest

Flower

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Flower

Foliage

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Foliage
Height and spread

Height and spread

Size Max height Max spread To maturity
0.45 m 0.4 m 1-2 years
1 ft 1 ft 1-2 years

Where to grow

Soil type
  • Chalky
  • Loamy
  • Sandy
Soil drainage
  • Moist but well-drained
  • Well-drained
Soil pH
  • Alkaline
  • Neutral
Sunlight
  • Partial Shade
  • Full Sun
Aspect
  • South
Exposure
  • Exposed
  • Sheltered

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Cultivation

Grow in fertile, moist but well-drained, neutral to alkaline soil in sun or partial shade. For double-flowered cultivar, enrich soil with leaf mould. In cold areas, protect with a dry winter mulch. Usually invasive in non-native areas.

Suggested uses

Gravel, Containers/Patio, Flower Arranging, Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, City, Wildflower, Wildlife, Garden edging

UK hardiness

H6

USDA zones

Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9

Sunset zone

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

WUCOLS

North-Central Coastal = Unknown
Central Valley = Unknown
South Coastal = Unknown
South Inland = Unknown
High and Intermediate Desert = Unknown
Low Desert = Unknown

Foliage

Deciduous

Habit

Compact, Erect flower stem, Rosette

Native to

Garden origin

Drought tolerant

No

Flood tolerant

No

Fragrance

The sweet fragrance is most pronounced in the evening

Toxicity

Not toxic

Plant care

Pruning

Cut back after flowering. Replace every two or three years when flowering is reduced.

Propagation methods

Seed, Softwood cuttings

Pests

Slugs

Aphids

Leafhoppers

Diseases

Generally disease free

Cut back after flowering in early autumn (optional)

Take basal cuttings

Prevent seed bearing flowers from forming

Plant in full sun or partial shade (autumn or spring)

Plant in neutral to alkaline soil (autumn or spring)

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Hesperis matronalis var. albiflora
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Hesperis matronalis var. albiflora White dame's violet
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Hesperis matronalis 'Cally Dwarf'
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