Soapwort Saponaria officinalis Caryophyllaceae
Soapwort is a deceiving little plant, in that it looks quite delicate and fragile but is, in fact very robust and will tolerate much bad treatment.
It is a very effective groundcover in shaded areas and in full sun can reach 60cm high before sending forth it's bunches of flower in summer.
The really remarkable thing about Soapwort is that, as a soap, in lime free water, it really works wonderfully well, and is more gentle to the skin and hair than any manufactured product.
Rootstock, any time of year. $4.00
Unfortunately we cannot supply plants, rootlets or divisions to Western Australia, Tasmania or outside Australia.