Saponaria ocymoides

Reaching a height of 10–40 centimetres (3.9–15.7 in), the stem is prostrate to ascending, woody, reddish, quite hairy and very branched. The leaves are ovate to lanceolate, sessile and hairy, 1–3 cm long. The five-petalled flowers are arranged in groups at the ends of branches.  They have red or pink (rarely white) petals and blue anthers. The sepals are  fused in a tube about an 8 to 10 millimeters long. The flowering period extends from May to August in the Northern Hemisphere. The fruit is an ovoid capsule, up to 9 mm long.

Water sparingly, allowing the mix to nearly dry out between watering.

Saponaria Ocymoides

Saponaria ocymoides

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