Saponaria ocymoides
Saponaria ocymoides (Caryophyllaceae) 092 23
Saponaria ocymoides (rock saponaria) is a species of semi-evergreen perennial flowering plant belonging to the Caryophyllaceae family.
The distribution of this species ranges from the mountains of Spain to Corsica, Sardinia and Slovenia, from the Apennines to the Alps. It grows in rocky and stony places, dry slopes and forests (especially pine forests). It prefers calcareous (alkaline) soils, at an altitude of up to 1,500 metres, rarely up to 2,400 metres.
It reaches a height of 10-40 centimetres, the stem is prostrate or ascending, woody, reddish, rather hairy and very branched. The five-petalled flowers are arranged in clusters at the ends of the branches. They have red or pink (rarely white) petals and blue anthers. The flowering period is from April to August in the northern hemisphere.
Saponaria ocymoides
Saponaria ocymoides (Caryophyllaceae) 092 23
Saponaria ocymoides (rock saponaria) is a species of semi-evergreen perennial flowering plant belonging to the Caryophyllaceae family.
The distribution of this species ranges from the mountains of Spain to Corsica, Sardinia and Slovenia, from the Apennines to the Alps. It grows in rocky and stony places, dry slopes and forests (especially pine forests). It prefers calcareous (alkaline) soils, at an altitude of up to 1,500 metres, rarely up to 2,400 metres.
It reaches a height of 10-40 centimetres, the stem is prostrate or ascending, woody, reddish, rather hairy and very branched. The five-petalled flowers are arranged in clusters at the ends of the branches. They have red or pink (rarely white) petals and blue anthers. The flowering period is from April to August in the northern hemisphere.