Soapwort

Abundant flowers create a striking display in a rock garden, as a small-scale ground cover, or cascading over walls. Looks great with yarrow, veronica or artemisia. Shear lightly after blooming for best appearance. Adaptable to infertile or sandy soils.

Companion Plants

Blanket Flower

Columbine

Lamb's Ear

Plant Details

Common name

Soapwort
Botanical name

Saponaria ocymoides
Variety

na
Zone

USDA Zone 4 (-30°F) to USDA Zone 8 (10°F).
Light

Sun
Height

3" (8 cm)
Habit

Mat-forming
Feed

Use all-purpose
Water

Weekly during dry spells
Bloom Color

Purple
Bloom Time

Spring-summer
Maintenance

Keep weed-free

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Quinn W.'s collection

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