Dames Rocket
Hesperis matronalis

Other Common Names: Dame's Violet, purple rock
Bloom period:  May - June
Bloom Color: Pinkish purple or bluish purple

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Growth Form: Biennial

This non-native forb can be found on abandoned farmsteads, roadsides, waste areas, thickets, and open woods. Many ground foraging birds eat the seeds. This plant has a sweet fragrance which is most pronounced towards the end of the day.