Dames Rocket

General description:

Showy, short-lived perennial or biennial, 3-4’ tall. Flowering stalks emerge in spring.

Ecological threat:

• Invades moist and mesic woodlands, on woodland edges, and along roadsides, and in open areas.
• Dame’s rocket is thought by many to be a native wildflower and is found in wildflower seed mixes and planted as an ornamental
• It quickly escapes cultivation because of its prolific seed set.