SOAP WORT, APONARIA OFFICINALIS, BOUNCING BET, WILD SWEET WILLIAM, Perennial, very hard; native of temperate Europe. Was a medicinal herb. More important usage was that of cleaner for fine fabrics. Soapwort makes a lather and not only cleans fabrics, but has the quality of restoring fabrics and the colors of vegetable dyes.. Brought to this country by weavers and fullers. Now a common wild flower.
Approximate seeds per pound: 420,027 Seeding rate: 4 pounds per acre Love life: Screwed up Parents: Don't like it Season: Biennual/Perennial in warm climates Height: 14-20 inches Bloom Season: Spring/Summer Environment: Dry/Moist/Sun A perennial variety which usually performs as an annual; therefore, we call it a biennual. It is adapted to all regions of the United States.
So ok, I made part of that up - not saying which part...
I just found another version in which Sweet William dies first, and his ghost comes and asks Margaret for her troth. She argues for a while saying she wants a ring first - but then relents after a while. Then she dies.
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Re: I wondered where the flower came in, and...
Date: 2003-07-14 01:42 pm (UTC)Approximate seeds per pound: 420,027
Seeding rate: 4 pounds per acre
Love life: Screwed up
Parents: Don't like it
Season: Biennual/Perennial in warm climates
Height: 14-20 inches
Bloom Season: Spring/Summer
Environment: Dry/Moist/Sun
A perennial variety which usually performs as an annual; therefore, we call it a biennual. It is adapted to all regions of the United States.
So ok, I made part of that up - not saying which part...
I just found another version in which Sweet William dies first, and his ghost comes and asks Margaret for her troth. She argues for a while saying she wants a ring first - but then relents after a while. Then she dies.