Bouncing Bet or Soapwort

Bouncing Bet or Soapwort

Saponaria officinalis

Pink Family - Caryophyllaceae

Petals with an indentation at the tip. The 5-lobed calyx is tube-like.  (Photographed - early August)

A stout, smooth stem bears a terminal group of pink to whitish pink 5-petalled flowers (1" wide).

Oval to lance-like, opposite leaves with generally three, but up to 5, prominent rib-like veins.

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