Saponaria (Saponaria Vaccaria Pink Beauty) - This lovely annual is very easy to grow from Saponaria seeds, and it adds a graceful touch to any bed, border, or garden. Pink Saponaria is a wonderful flower that is making a comeback as an easy-to-grow and easy-to-care-for showy annual. Saponaria is also known as Soapwort and has a profusion of small rose-pink blooms. The plant reaches about 24 inches in height, and the branching stems are well suited for cutting. Many gardeners use Saponaria Soapwort as a filler in arrangements similar to the way that Baby's Breath is used.

Growing Soapwort from seed is very rewarding! Saponaria seeds can be sown either indoors or directly outdoors. For indoor sowing, the Saponaria Soapwort seeds germinates better after a cold treatment. Dampen a paper towel, place the seed on the towel and roll it up. Place the damp towel with the seeds into a ziploc bag and place it in the refrigerator for 4 weeks. After the cold treatment, sow the Pink Soapwort seeds on the surface of starter mix in small pots or trays. Only lightly cover the Saponaria seeds as they need light for germination. For outdoor sowing, prepare soil by loosening and weeding and place 2 - 3 seeds in groups spaced 18 inches apart. Press the flower seed into soil and lightly cover. Keep seeds moist until germination. Outdoor sowing can be done either in fall or spring. Water Saponaria Vaccaria plants regularly to help them establish and lightly fertilize them a couple of times during the growing season.

Saponaria (Saponaria Vaccaria Alba) - It is commonly called Soapwort and is a charming annual that gardeners will want in their cutting gardens. Saponaria Soapwort is readily grown from flower seeds, and its branching stems produce a cloud of five-petaled, white, single flowers. Saponaria Soapwort flowers are well suited to cutting and are an excellent as a filler in arrangements similar to the way baby's breath is used. White Soapwort liberally re-seeds itself, so the plant will easily come back each season from its own Saponaria seeds.

Growing Soapwort from seed is fun and rewarding. Saponaria Soapwort seeds can be sown either indoors or directly outdoors. For indoor sowing, the Saponaria seeds germinates better after a cold treatment. Dampen a paper towel, place the seed on the towel and roll it up. Place the damp towel with the seeds into a ziploc bag and place it in the refrigerator for 4 weeks. After the cold treatment, sow the white Soapwort flower seeds on the surface of starter mix in small pots or trays. Only lightly cover the Soapwort seeds as they need light for germination. For outdoor sowing, prepare soil by loosening and weeding and place 2 - 3 seeds in groups spaced 18 inches apart. Press seed into soil and lightly cover. Keep seeds moist until germination. Outdoor sowing can be done either in fall or spring. Water Soapwort regularly to help it establish and lightly fertilize it a couple of times during the growing season.