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Hesperis Common name; Damask Violet or Sweet Rocket
 
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Deadheading

Division

Planting out

Pricking out

Seed sowing

A hardy herbaceous biennials or short lived perennial, that dependant upon variety can grow to 1.5 metres (5ft) high.

The white, mauve or purple flowers that open in June give off a fragrance in the evening.

Remove the flowering spikes after flowering.

Week 16; Sow seeds thinly in a sunny position in open ground.

Week 22; Prick off the seedlings into a nursery bed.

Week 40; Plant out seedlings 500mm (18”) apart, between now and March in a sunny position in moist, sandy loam.

Established plants can be divided now and replanted where necessary.

 

 

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