"Saponaria officinalis " native range extends throughout Europe, and in Asia to western Siberia.
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"Saponaria officinalis " is a common perennial plant from the carnation family ( Caryophyllaceae ).
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Bouncing bet ( " Saponaria officinalis " ) is an excellent ground cover in sun or shade.
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Adults feed on the nectar of various flowers, including " Saponaria officinalis " and " Cynanchum racemosum ".
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A . Very likely this is the hardy perennial called soapwort ( Saponaria officinalis ), also known as bouncing Bet or wild sweet William.
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Adults are probably on wing year round and possibly feed on the nectar of various flowers, including " Saponaria officinalis " and " Asystasia gangetica ".
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Despite its toxic potential, " Saponaria officinalis " finds culinary use as an emulsifier in the commercial preparation of tahini halva, and in brewing to create beer with a good " head ".
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But since the species self-sows easily and can become a pest in the garden, it's better to grow one of the tamer cultivated forms like Saponaria officinalis flore-pleno, S . o . plena or S . o . caucasica.
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My response on July 28 to a reader asking about a plant that forms a soapy lather when mixed with water, the soapwort plant ( Saponaria officinalis ), inspired a letter from Arnold Parzer, the agriculture counselor of the Dutch Embassy in Washington.
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