Soapwort is a full sun perennial and is one of the easiest plants to grow. Plant them in the alkaline rich soils of western gardens and once they are established they will grow well for years with little or no maintenance. They even perform in clay soils but adding amendments to the soil give their drought-tolerant taproots more vigor. The five-petaled blooms of soapwort are tiny, only about an inch around, but they form such a dense mass that they provide a colorful display. The ruddy-reddish soapwort stems grow to about ten inches long with dark green, opposite oval waxy leaves. Soapwort’s foliage is one of its outstanding features. After...
Saponaria Ocymoides or Rock Soapwort
