Soapwort

9cm Pot, Seed Packet, Wildflower Plugs

Saponaria officinalis  Wide pink Flowers, pale green leaves. They produce a stronger scent at night and supplement nectar production during the night

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Latin Name: Saponaria officinalis

Common Name(s): Soapwort

Plant Type: Perennial

Habitat: Part Shade, Sun

Colour:

Pink, White

Height:

30-60cm

Flowering Time:

June - October

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Description

This plant has many common names including common soapwort, bouncing-bet, crow soap, wild sweet William, and soapweed. It is not only an excellent herb against cold and skin problems, but is also used in natural cosmetics and for washing clothes. The flat petals and soapwort roots, when boiled, produces a lather when in contact with water, Saponaria is derived from the Latin sapo (stem sapon-) meaning “soap”, which, like its common name, refers to its utility in cleaning. It grows in cool places and light shade at low or moderate elevations under hedgerows and along the shoulders of roadways and has a nice long bloom time.

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