Saponaria ocymoides

Saponaria ocymoides subsp. var.	Rock soapwort
	Habit: herbaceous Height: ⇕ to Width: ⇔ to 6in12in 12in20in Height: ⇕ 6 in to 12 in Width: ⇔ 12 in to 20 in Lifespan: ⌛ perennial Origin: ✈ Poisonous: ☠ Bloom: ❀	Exposure: ☼ sun Water: ◍ Features: ✓ flowers Hidden fields, interally pass variables to right place Minimum Temp: ☃ °Fwarning.png"°F" is not a number. USDA Zones: 3 to 10 Sunset Zones: Flower features: ❀ red, pink
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Saponaria ocymoides, Linn. Sts. much-branched, 6-9 in. high, half-trailing: lvs. ovate-lanceolate, about 1-nerved, small, acute: fls. bright pink, in loose, broad cymes. Summer. Eu. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

Varieties

• Var. alba, Hort., is a form with pure white fls., in reality a hybrid between two forms of the species. ^CH
• Var. floribunda, Hort., is a form more profusely fld. than the type, with lvs. small and lanceolate and fls. soft pink. ^CH
• Var. splendens, Hort., has large fls. which are a more intense rose than the type. ^CH
• Var. splendidissima, Hort., has large deep rosy crimson fls. ^CH
• Var. versicolor, Hort., is a form in which the fls. are at first pure white later becoming rose. A cross between a white-flowering variety and var. splendens.^CH

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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