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common soapwort

Saponaria officinalis

Common soapwort is a lovely plant with pink or white flowers that bloom in the summer. It grows in gardens and fields and is known for its soapy leaves that can be used to make bubbles!

生息地: Urban areas

外見

The common soapwort is a sturdy perennial with erect stems and oval, bright green leaves. It produces clusters of fragrant, pale pink to white five-petaled flowers, often appearing slightly ruffled. Its dense growth can form large patches, making it easily noticeable.

PlantaeTracheophytaMagnoliopsidaCaryophyllalesCaryophyllaceaeSaponaria
common soapwort
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common soapwort

カテゴリ

植物

レア度

Common

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

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おもしろい事実

Even its scientific name, Saponaria, comes from the Latin word 'sapo,' meaning soap!

If you rub its wet leaves, it creates foamy bubbles, just like real soap!

Its root was once used to clean ancient tapestries without harming the delicate fibers!

Many old-time laundries grew soapwort right in their gardens for washing clothes!

特殊能力

能力

Natural Detergent

Common soapwort can clean things because its leaves and roots contain saponins, natural soap-like chemicals that create bubbles when mixed with water.

能力

Spreading Power

Common soapwort has strong underground stems called rhizomes that help it rapidly spread and colonize new areas, forming dense patches.

能力

Night Fragrance

This plant releases a strong, sweet scent at night, which helps it attract nocturnal pollinators like moths to its delicate flowers.

サイズと詳細

高さ
30-90 cm
広がり
60-90 cm
花の大きさ
2-3 cm
開花時期
Summer to early fall
食用
いいえ
毒性
軽度
ライフサイクル
多年生
受粉方法
昆虫

生態系とのつながり

pollinates

Honey bee

Apis mellifera

helps transfer pollen to other soapwort flowers.

pollinates

Common eastern bumblebee

Bombus impatiens

visits flowers for nectar and pollen.

pollinates

Bedstraw hawkmoth

Hyles gallii

drinks nectar from its fragrant night flowers.

eats

Meadow spittlebug

Philaenus spumarius

nymphs suck sap from stems, hidden in 'spittle'.

特徴

別名

Bouncing BetSoap Plant

コレクション

安全性

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

Always wash your hands after touching plants, just to be safe!

よくある質問

common soapwortの高さは何ですか?

30-90 cm

common soapwortの広がりは何ですか?

60-90 cm

common soapwortの花の大きさは何ですか?

2-3 cm

common soapwortの開花時期は何ですか?

Summer to early fall

common soapwortの食用は何ですか?

いいえ

common soapwortの毒性は何ですか?

軽度

common soapwortのライフサイクルは何ですか?

多年生

common soapwortの受粉方法は何ですか?

昆虫

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