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Re: Help on groundcovers

In a message dated 97-08-16 08:54:26 EDT, you write:

> saponaria

I looked it up in the Time Life Plant Encyclopedia:
http://www.pathfinder.com/@@tfHe1QcAHvyCOp7q/vg/TimeLife/CG/vg-search.html
(don't ask me what that all means) anywhy here is what it says:
"
Saponaria

                      "Rock Soapwort" 
                      Saponaria ocymoides 



                  S. ocymoides (rock soapwort)

                  In summer, European railway embankments are bright with the
                  flowers of this alpine plant, rock soapwort. In a rock
garden it
                  provides a similar blanket of color for boulders, rocky
outcrops and
                  dry stone walls. Rock soapwort sends up many-branched stems
                  covered with soft, thick leaves, 1/2 to 1 inch long, downy
above and
                  usually red-tinged beneath. The 1/2-inch flowers, borne in
loose
                  clusters, have bright pink petals, deeper pink tubular
bases and
                  purple throats; there is also a pure white variety. This
vigorous plant
                  forms a mat 6 to 12 inches high and spreads 18 to 24 inches
wide,
                  and may need to be cut back to keep it within bounds.

                  HOW TO GROW. Rock soapwort is hardy in Zones 2-8 and is
                  exceptionally easy to grow. It does well in any open, sunny
situation
                  and in ordinary garden soil, though a light, gritty alpine
soil with a
                  pH of 6.0 to 7.5 suits it best; it does not need much
moisture. Sow
                  seeds or set out nursery plants in the spring or autumn,
setting them
                  about 12 inches apart. After the plants have flowered, cut
the largest
                  stems back almost to the ground to keep the plants neat and
                  compact. Rock soapwort seeds itself freely and takes care
of its
                  propagation without human help, but additional plants may
also be
                  started from stem cuttings, taken in the summer, or by
dividing the
                  rhizomes in early spring."

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