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Saponaria x lempergii 'Max Frei'

Also Known As

Max Frei Soapwort

Plant type

perennial, groundcover

size

H: 12"
W: 18"-24"

planting zones

5a-9b

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Saponaria x lempergii 'Max Frei' plant details

Saponaria x lempergii 'Max Frei' is a broadleaf deciduous perennial groundcover with green foliage. In fall, spring and summer pink flowers emerge. Grows well with sun - mostly sun and even moisture - regular water. Does well in average and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Saponaria x lempergii 'Max Frei'

Plant type: perennial groundcover
Plant family: caryophyllaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 18 IN - 24 IN - wide, 12 IN tall
Flowers: pink blooms in fall, spring and summer
Uses: edging plant, long-blooming, rock garden

GROWING CONDITIONS for Saponaria x lempergii 'Max Frei'

USDA Zones: 5a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly sun
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular

Soil needs: average and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Saponaria x lempergii 'Max Frei' is a hybrid soapwort popular as a front of border perennial for English cottage-style gardens. It is a relative of Dianthus with tubular flowers that flare outwards into five petals in varying shades from light to mid pink blooming over a long period from early summer to mid fall. Will attract butterflies and hummingbirds. Use as an accent plant or a ground cover.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

?Exceptionally valuable? (Jelitto) for its late summer color, the well-branched trailing stems of this Austrian-born hybrid produces its clear pink flowers on 9-15" stems July-Sept; beautiful with Caryopteris! S/M-D/GDr

By: Forestfarm

Pretty loose bouquets of pure pink, inch-wide blossoms blanket 'Max Frei's noninvasive mass of slender and shiny green leaves nearly all summer long. Let this superlative Swiss hybrid spill over the edge of a bed, beautify a rock wall, or act as a colorful, small-scale ground cover.