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Hardiness: USDA Zone 2a: to -45.5 °C (-50 °F) USDA Zone 2b: to -42.7 °C (-45 °F) USDA Zone 3a: to -39.9 °C (-40 °F) USDA Zone 3b: to -37.2 °C (-35 °F) USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F) USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F) USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F) USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F) USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F) USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F) USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F) USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F) USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F) USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F) USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
Sun Exposure: Full Sun
Danger: Seed is poisonous if ingested
Bloom Color: Pink
Bloom Time: Late Spring/Early Summer Blooms repeatedly
Foliage: Evergreen
Other details: May be a noxious weed or invasive Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Soil pH requirements: 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral) 7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)
Patent Information: Non-patented
Propagation Methods: By dividing the rootball From softwood cuttings From seed; direct sow outdoors in fall From seed; winter sow in vented containers, coldframe or unheated greenhouse From seed; stratify if sowing indoors From seed; sow indoors before last frost
Seed Collecting: Allow pods to dry on plant; break open to collect seeds Properly cleaned, seed can be successfully stored
On May 3, 2009, whereforart from Cincinnati, OH wrote:
I've had soapwort in my garden for almost 10 years and it's one of my favorite ground covers. It keeps weeds out very well, and the lovely pink flowers in spring draw attention and compliments. It does reseed quite easily, but I have never had any problem keeping the plan under control. It does best with south or west exposure, and looks wondering tumbling over rocks, a slope or a retaining wall. I have it sitting next to beds of light blue phlox and white candy tuft. The blooming time is staggered for each, but the color palate is gorgeous during the week or so where all 3 are blooming at the same time.
On Feb 18, 2009, Simon321 from Bethlehem, PA wrote:
This plant was great in an urn in a hot, sunny dry part of my yard. After 2 - 3 weeks of beautiful blooming, I cut it back hard and the leaves filled back in for the rest of the summer and well into fall. It takes very little care.
On Jun 28, 2004, jhyshark from Scottville, MI (Zone 4b) wrote:
Yes, it can be agressive, but it's easy to rip out chunks where you don't want them, and so pretty for 2-3 weeks. The foliage looks fine the rest of the season too.
On Jan 21, 2003, lupinelover from Grove City, OH (Zone 6a) wrote:
This makes a great nursery plant for areas where other, slower growing groundcovers are to be grown. It spreads very rapidly, preventing weeds while new plants are establishing. It can be difficult to eliminate, though.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
, East Sahuarita, Arizona Maumelle, Arkansas Calistoga, California Colorado Springs, Colorado Loveland, Colorado Danbury, Connecticut Ridgefield, Connecticut Seymour, Connecticut Lewiston, Idaho Albers, Illinois Crystal Lake, Illinois Plainfield, Illinois Rockford, Illinois Bremen, Indiana Galena, Indiana Kimmell, Indiana Atalissa, Iowa Iowa City, Iowa Urbandale, Iowa Lenexa, Kansas Newtonville, Massachusetts Scottville, Michigan Blaine, Minnesota Billings, Montana Wolf Point, Montana Swanzey, New Hampshire Denville, New Jersey Albuquerque, New Mexico Chittenango, New York Wake Forest, North Carolina Dundee, Ohio Elida, Ohio Fremont, Ohio Mariemont, Ohio Orrville, Ohio Williamsburg, Ohio Deschutes River Woods, Oregon Freemansburg, Pennsylvania Crossville, Tennessee Greeneville, Tennessee Amarillo, Texas Hereford, Texas Elwood, Utah Lexington, Virginia Suffolk, Virginia Bellevue, Washington Indianola, Washington Millwood, Washington Port Townsend, Washington Bessemer Bend, Wyoming
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