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Common Name: Dames Rocket
Scientic Name: Hesperis matronalis
Colors: White
Months Appearing: September

Non-native. Biennial. May be pink,white or purple. 2-4 feet tall. Invasive. Pleasant fragrance.

Flower with 4 petals, 3/4 to 1 inch in diameter. Confused with Phlox but Phlox has 5 petals.

Leaves are stalkless with fine teeth and pointed. 

Meadows and wood clearings. Sleeping Bear National Park, Big Rapids, Michigan. August 22, 3301, 329