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Author:Jean-Pol GRANDMONT
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Author:"pastilletes"/Joan Simon, Barcelona, EspaÃ±a
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Saponaria officinalisSaponaria officinalis

Bouncing Bet, Bouncingbet, Soapwort

In Stock: 2.806 lb (Total:2.806lb)

Saponaria officinalis

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2.81 lb

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Germination:

98%

Germination test:

Cut (Full Seed)

Purity:

99%

Seeds per lb:

320,000

Quantity:

2.81 lb

Collected in:

Hungary

Crop year:

2022

Min. hardiness zone:

Item ID:

1832318

Characteristics

Growing Info

Scarification: Soak in water, let stand in water for 12 hours

Stratification: warm statify for 2 to 4 weeks, cold stratify for 4 weeks, maintain even moisture during stratification

Germination: sow seed 3/8" deep, tamp the soil, mulch the seed bed

Other: will germinate in 14-60 days

In a Nutshell:

* Common Soapwort ( Saponaria officinalis ) is a vespertine flower , and a common perennial plant from the carnation family ( Caryophyllaceae ). Other common names are Bouncing Bet and Sweet William, locally it is simply "the Soapwort" although there are about 20 species of soapworts altogether. more...

* An herbaceous perennial, erect, with 3/4"white or pinkish fragrant flowers in terminal clusters and in the leaf axils, blooms throughout summer, spreads by creeping rhizomes, roots used as a soap substitute, grows on roadsides, native to Europe, but widely naturalized in the eastern U.S. Roots & seeds are poisonous.

* Soapwort's main medicinal use is as an expectorant. Its strongly irritant action within the gut is thought to stimulate the cough reflex and increase the production of a more fluid mucus within the respiratory passages[ more...