Hesperis tristis

Common names: Night-smelling Rocket

Genus: Hesperis

Species: Hesperis tristis

Class: Tetradynamia

Order: Siliquosa

Authority: Linnaeus

Modern Genus: Hesperis

Modern Species: Hesperis tristis

Modern Family: Cruciferae

Plant Type: perennial or biennial

Color: white or cream, rarely purple

Season: spring summer

Native Region: C & S Europe

Artist: S. Edwards, Sansum