Soapwort ‘Beauty Pink’

Vaccaria hispanica

Features

  • Easy to grow
  • Foliage & Filler
  • One-hit wonder

Description

This airy, delicate filler is one of the easiest and fastest-to-flower varieties you can grow. The miniature, pink, geranium-like blooms are as sweet as can be and a favorite of the little girls who visit our garden. Soapwort is an excellent filler for bouquets or arranged en masse.

Details

Plant type: hardy annual
Height: 24 in
Site: full sun
Days to maturity: 60 to 70 days
Plant spacing: 9 in
Pinch: not necessary

Seed Sowing & Growing Notes

Start seed indoors in trays 4 to 6 weeks before last frost; transplant out after all danger of frost has passed. Direct-seed and succession-plant every 2 weeks for continual harvest.

Harvesting/Vase Life

Harvest when one-third of the flowers on a stem are open. Be sure to cut during the coolest part of the day to minimize wilting. Immediately after harvest, dip the bottom few inches of the stems in boiling water for 7 to 10 seconds, or use Quick Dip, then place into cool water. Expect a vase life of 7 days.

Details

Description

This airy, delicate filler is one of the easiest and fastest-to-flower varieties you can grow. The miniature, pink, geranium-like blooms are as sweet as can be and a favorite of the little girls who visit our garden. Soapwort is an excellent filler for bouquets or arranged en masse.

Details

Plant type: hardy annual
Height: 24 in
Site: full sun
Days to maturity: 60 to 70 days
Plant spacing: 9 in
Pinch: not necessary

Seed Sowing & Growing Notes

Start seed indoors in trays 4 to 6 weeks before last frost; transplant out after all danger of frost has passed. Direct-seed and succession-plant every 2 weeks for continual harvest.

Harvesting/Vase Life

Harvest when one-third of the flowers on a stem are open. Be sure to cut during the coolest part of the day to minimize wilting. Immediately after harvest, dip the bottom few inches of the stems in boiling water for 7 to 10 seconds, or use Quick Dip, then place into cool water. Expect a vase life of 7 days.

Sources

How to Grow

Winter Mini Course

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