Family: caryophyllaceae
Common name(s): soapwort, bouncing bet
Hardiness ratings: USDA zone 2~5 - 8~10
General resources
Links for Saponaria officinalis
- Connecticut Botanical Society - Wildflower profile. (2 photos)
- Cretan Flora - Botanical description of this species native to Crete. (4 photos)
- Dave's Garden PlantFiles - Profile page with horticultural basics, and member-contributed photos and comments. (zone 5-10) (18 photos)
- Denver Botanic Gardens - Description, native range, and cultural requirements. (zone 4)
- Garden.org - Community-assembled plant profile (3 varieties in database) (9 photos)
- Illinois Wildflowers - Informative illustrated page with description and cultivation details, also covering range and faunal associations. (4 photos)
- Kansas Wildflowers & Grasses - Plant portrait with botanical details and description (5 photos)
- Missouri Botanical Garden: Saponaria officinalis 'Flore Pleno' - Plantfinder page for one of the plants growing at the garden, with usually one or more photos, horticultural information, and noteworthy characteristics. (zone 3-8) (4 photos)
- Missouri Plants - Description and photographs of botanical features, with notes about habitat and native status. (4 photos)
- North Carolina State University factsheet - Plant profile with horticultural details and comments (zone 2-8a) (4 photos)
- Ontario Rock Garden Society - Germination information (additional information for other varieties). Also a page for another instance.
- Plant Delights Nursery: Saponaria officinalis 'Rosea Plena' - Catalog page with photo, horticultural basics, and descriptive blurb. (1 photo)
- Rob's Plants: Saponaria officinalis 'Flore Pleno' - Plant profile with basic horticultural information and often personal observations. (3 photos)
- Turner Photographics - Profile of wildflower of the US Pacific Northwest, with botanical description, habitat and distribution, and photo gallery.
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