Saponaria ocymoides

Plant Characteristics
Habit		herbaceous
Height:	⇕	6 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 6. to 12 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 12.
Width:	⇔	12 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 12. to 20 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 20.
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial

Scientific Names
Caryophyllaceae >	Saponaria >	ocymoides >

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Read about Saponaria ocymoides in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Saponaria ocymoides, Linn. Sts. much-branched, 6-9 in. high, half-trailing: lvs. ovate-lanceolate, about 1-nerved, small, acute: fls. bright pink, in loose, broad cymes. Summer. Eu. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

Cultivation

Var. alba, Hort., is a form with pure white fls., in reality a hybrid between two forms of the species. ^CH
Var. floribunda, Hort., is a form more profusely fld. than the type, with lvs. small and lanceolate and fls. soft pink. ^CH
Var. splendens, Hort., has large fls. which are a more intense rose than the type. ^CH
Var. splendidissima, Hort., has large deep rosy crimson fls. ^CH
Var. versicolor, Hort., is a form in which the fls. are at first pure white later becoming rose. A cross between a white-flowering variety and var. splendens.^CH

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