Dame's Rocket

Dame's Rocket or Dame's Violet

Hesperis matronalis

Mustard Family - Cruciferae

Purplish-pink or white, 4-petalled, fragrant flowers arranged in a terminal cluster. Petals flare from a tubular cone from which the stamens and pistil just protrude. Seed pods, typical of mustards, elongated and thin.

Photographed - early June at Eagle Lake and Ottawa

Leaves alternate, shallow toothed, hairy on both surfaces and lance-shaped, with those on the upper stem stalkless.