Soapwort — Flowers
Saponaria
Sun or part shade, moderate watering — hardy through cold winters.
- Plant out
- Mar
- In flower
- Jul, Aug, Sep
- Sun
- Part sun
- Water
- Medium
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Hardiness
- H5
- Season
- summer,autumn
- Height
- 50–100 cm
- Spacing
- 100 cm
- Pets
- Safe around pets
- Bee friendly
- Bee friendly
Growing notes
Grows to 0.5-1 metres. Space about 50-100cm apart. In flower Jul-Sep.
Safe around pets
The roots and seeds can cause vomiting and diarrhoea if eaten in quantity, so keep children from digging or nibbling it.
→ NHS 111, or your GP.