Idendifying common flower (phlox?)
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Posted: Jul/30/2007 12:39 PM PST
This plant can be found along roadsides very commonly in Eastern Mass, and I have introduced it to my gardens and it has spread quite a bit. Does anyone know the exact species? Is it a phlox as it has been suggested to me, and if so, which one? Thanks, dd Attachments:  |
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Posted: Jul/30/2007 5:29 PM PST
Thank you Ron you just answered my question too. I have the same plant and it is impossible to get rid of. I dug out almost all of my one flower bed two years ago to try and get rid of it and some came back. So back to the drawing board this fall and start digging again. Tina |
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Posted: Aug/06/2007 1:13 PM PST
 I have said before Ron is a walking dictionary. He beat me by very little time. I emailed it to Plants Delight in NC and they came up with the same name Saponaria officinalis 'Flora Plena.' Bouncing Bet (Soapwort)Saponaria officinalis Seems you can crush the leaves to use as soap??? Hope noone is allergic to this plant. Good work Ron. LB |
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Posted: Jun/22/2008 1:46 PM PST
Let me say that this is a delightful flower, and though it does spread a lot, like anything else, it can be kept in check without much effort. Really not sure why the standard garden centers dont carry it - I think people would buy it and it is easy to grow. |
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Posted: Jun/22/2008 1:55 PM PST
I believe the reason they aren't commonly found for sale is because it is an invasive non-native plant that crowds out native plants in the wild. It is a pretty plant though 
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Posted: Jul/03/2008 5:52 PM PST
looks like maybe Dame's rocket.....grows wild here in upstate NY......beautiful "weed"......lol |
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Posted: Jul/03/2008 7:19 PM PST
Yes it is Soapwort, I grew Dames Rocket in my garden and it is usually 2 colors pale pink (almost white) and bright pink. Soapwort is easier to control by planting in a pot and plant the pot in the ground. It does not stop it s spread completely but slows it significantly. The top photo is Dames Rocket the bottom is Soapwort wross Attachments:   |
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Posted: Jul/09/2008 8:30 AM PST
Actually, speaking of Dames Rocket, here is yet another wildflower that cannot be purchased at the garden centers but like soapwart also is very attractive, I transplanted one from the wild and it does great (it is an early bloomer - already bloomed and flowers gone a month ago). You can cut back spent branches and it may flower a second time, but a lot less I think. As I read through this forum, I see mention of a "Ron" who supposedly identified the flower on my original question per Dove45's response "Posted: Jul/30/2007 5:29 PM PST", but his post is not in this thread, does anyone know why? |
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Posted: Jul/09/2008 9:27 AM PST
Again- Dame's rocket is an invasive non-native that is crowding out native plants in the wild. Some states have banned it's sale and propagation- and I believe Mass. was one. Sometimes the beauty can be deceiving
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Posted: Jul/09/2008 9:45 AM PST
Quote: Originally posted by ddamerjian As I read through this forum, I see mention of a "Ron" who supposedly identified the flower on my original question per Dove45's response "Posted: Jul/30/2007 5:29 PM PST", but his post is not in this thread, does anyone know why?I was wondering the same thing, thinking maybe I didn't have enough coffee yet!  There have been several other times as well, where a mention of someone's response was noted & I couldn't find it in the thread. Do they get deleted or what?
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