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  • English
    • Bouncing-Bett
    • Common Soapwort
  • Scientific names
    • Saponaria officinalis
  • Dutch
    • Zeepkruid

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What

Common Soapwort Saponaria officinalis

Observer

anita363

Date

Jul 22, 2005 12:05 PM EDT
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What

Common Soapwort Saponaria officinalis

Observer

anita363

Date

Aug 25, 2005 07:54 AM EDT

Description

I'm pretty sure this is Boucing Bet (aka Soapwort, Saponaria officinalis). But that's supposed to have 5 petals, & this one has 6! I have a shot of the leaves I can upload, if that will help.

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Tiggrx

Date

Aug 19, 2011
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Description from Wikipedia

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.

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