Posts Tagged "wild mustard"

Dame’s Rocket: The Wandering Lady

Posted by on May 3, 2020 in Unmowed Blog | 0 comments

Dame’s Rocket: The Wandering Lady

Dame’s Rocket, gorgeously attired in shades of white, rose-pink, lavender and purple, wanders into gardens, meadows, landfills. She hitchhikes along roadways. She lines the pond, and the forest, and the parking lot at the mall.

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Dame’s Rocket: Wandering Lady

Posted by on Jun 16, 2013 in edible, flowers, plant parts, spring, Unmowed Blog | 0 comments

Dame’s Rocket: Wandering Lady

She’s all over the place right now. Gorgeously attired in shades of white, rose-pink, lavender and purple. She wanders into gardens, meadows, landfills. She hitchhikes along roadways. She lines the pond, and the forest, and the parking lot at the mall. Dame’s Rocket is the name of this ubiquitous June beauty. The explanation for this odd name is complex. First of all, “rocket” is a very old name for the spicy, peppery-tasting plants in the mustard family (nothing to do with rockets of the twentieth century). Dame’s Rocket is one of many species in the Mustard family. (The yellow stuff we put...

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