05/27/2026
Our May Invasive Species Spotlight is Dame's Rocket, a 2-3 foot tall flowering biennial often found along moist roadsides and wooded areas. Its erect, multi-stemmed structure and purple/pink flowers resemble native eastern blue phlox (Phlox divaricata) and therefore often misidentified as native. Dame’s rocket was introduced to the US in the 1600’s as a garden plant; however, its success invading the wild is largely due to its popularity in commercial wildflower mixes sold for meadow and roadside seeding projects. Read more here-
Is the “Invasive Species Spotlight” useful to you? Let us know how. Hesperis matronalis Dame’s Rocket (Hesperis matronalis) is a 2-3 foot tall flowering biennial often found along moist roadsides and wooded areas. Its erect, multi-stemmed structure and purple/pink flowers ...
