Photographs: Inchigeelagh, Co. Cork

Dame's-violet / Sweet Rocket Hesperis matronalis Feascarlus Family: Brassicaceae Flowering: May-August. Biennial or perennial. Introduced. Very fragrant purple, mauve or white flowers with 4-petals are followed by curved seedpods. The stalked leaves are lanceolate, toothed and pointed. A branched, erect, more/less hairy plant with leafy stems. A widespread naturalised garden escape found throughout Ireland on roadsides, waste ground, hedgebanks and by rivers Similar: Honesty, Lunaria annua

Dame's-violet, Hesperis matronalis, Feascarlus