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Saponaria caespitosa |
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| Common name |
tufted soapwort |
| Family |
caryophyllaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial (Z3-9) |
| Flowers |
deep pink (late spring-early summer) |
| Size |
4-6" |
| Light |
sun |
| Cultural notes |
well-drained soil |
Smaller soapwort species native to Spain, suitable for rock garden or troughs. The Makes a cushion of gray-green leaves, from which short stems of bearing clusters of pink flowers rise starting in late spring and early summer.
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This plant used to grow in our garden, but it slipped away... About my plant portraits
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- Seed from NARGS '10/'11 exchange. Baggy 70F (3w) - 35F (6w; 60%G, 3-4w) - 70F (20%G, 12-20d)
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