SOAPWORT seeds

Soapwort Saponaria officinais approx. 50 seeds This plant can be used as the name suggests – when the leaves are boiled up they become an effective soap. It is also a creeping plant and has small white or pink flowers. Soapwort has a variety of medicinal uses such as an expectorant, clearing stuffy noses and anti-inflammatory uses. It is low growing and ideal for rockeries and can be easily multiplied by division once established. Sow Spring Prefers a sunny well drained position, store seeds in a fridge for about 3 weeks and then sow out into soil at about 18-25 degrees, press down the seed but don’t cover and ensure they stay moist at all times but not wet enough to rot. Emerges within 3 weeks.