Rote Lichtnelke

Prefers a well-drained nitrogen-rich soil in light shade. Succeeds in any position that is not hot and dry. Hardy to about -25°c. Hybridizes readily with S. latifolia. Some named forms have been selected for their ornamental value. Dioecious. Male and female plants must be grown if seed is required. In garden design, as well as the above-ground architecture of a plant, root structure considerations help in choosing plants that work together for their optimal soil requirements including nutrients and water. The root pattern is fibrous dividing into a large number of fine roots [2-1].

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Soap The root is used as a soap substitute for washing clothes etc. The soap is obtained by simmering the root in hot water.

Heimisch: Alaska, Austria, BR, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Brussels-Capital Region, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Czechia-Slovakia, DK, Denmark, East European Russia, EasternCape, Finland, Flanders, Flemish Region, France, Føroyar, Germany, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Great Britain, Hungary, IS, Ireland, Italy, Morocco, NO, NW. Balkan Pen., Netherlands, North America, North European Russia, Norway, Poland, Portugal Continental, Romania, SE, SouthAfrica, SouthernAfrica_FSA, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, Vermont-US, Walloon Region, ZA, conterminous 48 United States Eingeführt: AU, Argentina Northeast, Argentina South, British Columbia, CA, Connecticut, FK, Falkland Is., IS, Iceland, Illinois, Iowa, JP, Krym, Labrador, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Montana, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Québec, Rhode I., Sakhalin, South Dakota, Sweden, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, ZA