Attractive plant for the gardens with its fragrant, pink flowers, the Soapwort is mainly cultivated for its high content in saponine used in phytotherapy against rheumatism, gout, skin itchiness, arteriosclerosis. Also used as a soap to wash delicate fabrics.
Direct sowing in winter.
Cottage garden, Groundcover, Wild garden, Medicinal

| Flower colour | White, Pink |
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| Fragrant | Flower |
| Foliage persistence | Evergreen |
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| Foliage colour | Green |
| Common name | SAPONARIA OFFICINALIS - Soapwort |
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| Life cycle | Perennial |
| Sowing period | January, February, March, Winter |
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| Average germination (%) | 50 |
| Seeds per gram | 588 |
| Type of use | Cottage garden, Groundcover, Wild garden, Medicinal |
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