Rock Soapwort
Common names Rock Soapwort
Latin name Saponaria ocymoides
Life cycle Perennial
Height 10"
Space 2 ft apart
Bloom May and June
Light Full sun
Soil Well-drained
Zone Zone 4
Feature Trailing habit
Use:
Rock soapwort adds interest to edgings, rock gardens, walls, or perennial borders. Rock soapwort forms a mound that can encroach on other plants just by growing over them. Rock soapwort supplies good cut flowers.


Culture:
Rock soapwort will not survive wet soils during winter. Cut back severely after flowering to keep the plant compact. keep the plant reasonable moist and add a balanced fertilizer occasionally.



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