Saponaria officinalis 'Rubra Plena'

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Price:  £4.50 Notify me when this item is available Brand:  The Plantsman's Preference Family:  Caryophyllaceae Main Season:  Autumn Flower Colour:  Red Leaf Colour:  Green Foliage:  Deciduous Position:  Sun Soil Type:  Ordinary, medium loam Height:  60cm to 90cm (2' to 3') Peat Free?  Yes Hardiness Guide:  RHS H7 minimum at least -20C Pot Size:  9cm Availability:      None available at present. View our Pot Size guide:

Fully double flowers in a deep inky red, with a hint of purple!  Can be a bit of a thug but looks lovely in late summer and autumn, ideal for a cottage garden style.  60cm.

This is the deeper reddish purple double form of soapwort - NOT the usual pink double that seems to have been dumped on a verge in every village in the country!

A classic old-fashioned perennial that has it's place in modern gardens as it is a great contrast with grasses and other herbaceous plant sin a meadow or prairie style planting.  It's certainly tough enough to look after itself with just a hard cut back in late winter.  Suits most soils but avoid very dry or very wet.