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Saponaria officinalis 9cm pot

Common name: Soapwort, Bouncing-bet

-15 to -20°C
Good Cut Flowers
Scented
Good for Pollinators

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As with so many native wildflowers Saponaria offincinalis has a host of common names alongside Soapwort. You may know it as bouncing-bet, crow soap, wild sweet William or soapweed - names which are mostly drawn from the plants ability to lather-up when used for cleaning. The plant offers pretty, clump-forming, lance-shaped leaves from March to November - great for filling gaps in the garden. Then, from July to September, sweetly perfumed, open flowers are borne on strong stems, which not only brighten outdoors but make an ideal inclusion in a vase or floral arrangement. Seen throughout Europe, Asia and Siberia growing at low or moderate elevations under hedges and at the sides of the road. Flowers are nectar-rich and robust as well as loved by bees, butterflies or other pollinators. Saponaria officinalis is perfect for wildlife areas as well as containers and rockeries - reaching a height of around 60cm and a spread of 90cm. Prefers well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade and is a hardy, herbaceous perennial tolerant of temperatures as low as -15 C without any need for additional winter protection.
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Key Information
Latin Name Saponaria officinalis 9cm pot
Common Name Soapwort, Bouncing-bet
Hardiness H6 (-15 to -20°C)
Colour Pink
Format 9cm Pots
Position Full-Sun, Part-Shade, Part-Sun
Foliage Deciduous
Height in Maturity (m) 0.60 m
Spread in Maturity (m) 0.90
Soil Conditions Chalk Loam Sand
Soil Acidity Alkaline Neutral
Aspect East-facing, North-facing, South-facing, West-facing
Scented Yes
Good for pots Yes
Good for Rockeries Yes
Good for wildlife Yes
Good for pollinators Yes
Good for cutting Yes
Good for groundcover Yes

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