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Bouncing Bet/Soapwort Bouncing Bet/Soapwort
      (Saponaria officinalis)
Bouncing bet, also known as soapwort, is one of those plants I think is overlooked.  It flowers during a time when many other plants are also flowering, it blooms in only white or pinkish blossoms, and I think most people tend to be overwhelmed with the multitude of wildflowers demanding attention at the same time.  Nonetheless, bouncing bet does a great job of adding color to the lifeless expanses of many roadsides and disturbed areas.
 

Northeast Iowa Timetable:  Late June

 

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