RHS 2002 Other common names
Boston pink, bouncing bet, bouncing bett, chimney pink, common soapwort, devil in a bush, farewell to summer, flop top, fuller's herb, Gill-run-by-the-street, hedge pink, Jill-run-by-the-street, lady by the gate, mock gilliflower, old maid's pink, old maid's slipper, soap plant, soap root, sweet Betty, wild sweet William, wood phlox, world's wonder, bruisewort, crow soap, London pride, sheepweed, soapwort gentian
Herbaceous Perennial
A rhizomatous perennial forming wide clumps of upright stems bearing ovate leaves and terminal clusters of fragrant light pink or white flowers in summer and autumn
Position
Full sun
Soil Types
Chalk, Clay, Sand
Max Height
0.5-1 metres
Max Spread
0.1-0.5 metres