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rock soapwort

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Also known as: Saponaria ocymoides, tumbling Ted

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In soapwort: Major species
A trailing species known as rock soapwort, or tumbling Ted (S. ocymoides), has several cultivated varieties with pink to deep red flower clusters. Pygmy pink (S. pumilio) is a very small alpine specimen sometimes grown in rock gardens.
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