Saponaria ocymoides |
Native Region: Europe, SWAsia
Zone Range: 04-08
Preferred Climate: meadows, rocky areas
Harvest Date: Tuesday 15 July, 2008
Seed count: 10-12
Description:
This spreading mat-forming perennial, 3 inches tall by 18 inch spread or more, has bright green leaves and bears a profusion of bright pink 1/2 inch flowers in summer.
Notes:
May swamp smaller plants; cut back hard after flowering to maintain compactness.
Cultivation:
For maximum freshness, please keep seed refrigerated in its original packaging until it is time to plant. Sow seed in containers in an open frame in fall or spring. Grow in moderately-fertile, well drained, neutral to slightly alkaline soil in full sun.
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