Saponaria officinalis var. Rosea plenna - Soapwort - Plant

Description

• Caryophyllaceae Caryophyllales
• Europe, to Asia
• H 1m x W 0.3m
•  Z4 
• Perennial
• Synonyms: Soap, Soap Herb
• Rosea Plena is a horticultural cultivar
• 1 plant bare root

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Details

Soapwort forms tall tufts of very beautiful green foliage covered with a succession of pink flowers, in summer and autumn

Saponaria officinalis is a cousin of the Carnation

Very floriferous, Soapwort has ornamental interest in difficult embankments

It is better to avoid planting it in the fertile areas of the garden as it will invade everything

The cultivar Rosea plena produces magnificent large, double pink flowers

Soapwort provides a mild natural soap, which is extracted by infusing the plant or boiling the roots

This soap is used as shampoo, or to clean delicate fabrics

Saponaria officinalis is a medicinal plant with the following properties: Alterative, Anti-pruritic, Anti-rheumatic, Cholagogue, Depurative, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Expectorant, Purgative, Sternutatory, and Tonic

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Cultivation

Easy and robust plant, able to survive the harshest winters, maintenance-free once established, and growing back every year in spring from its network of fleshy roots

Plant the fleshy roots in loosened soil about ten cm deep and water

In autumn, cut all stems at ground level

No maintenance because it smothers other weeds

No diseases, no pests