Noa & Una’s Marginalia 📜 Soapwort
In the Middle Ages, soap wasn’t something that could be mass-produced like it is today. So what if you wanted to wash your hands but felt that water alone wasn’t enough? That’s where “soapwort” came in!
full article below!
medium.com/@SisterNoa20...
In the Middle Ages, soap wasn’t something that could be mass-produced like it is today. So what if you wanted to wash your hands but felt that water alone wasn’t enough? That’s where “soapwort” came in!
full article below!
medium.com/@SisterNoa20...
September 24, 2026 at 8:39 AM
Noa & Una’s Marginalia 📜 Soapwort
In the Middle Ages, soap wasn’t something that could be mass-produced like it is today. So what if you wanted to wash your hands but felt that water alone wasn’t enough? That’s where “soapwort” came in!
full article below!
medium.com/@SisterNoa20...
In the Middle Ages, soap wasn’t something that could be mass-produced like it is today. So what if you wanted to wash your hands but felt that water alone wasn’t enough? That’s where “soapwort” came in!
full article below!
medium.com/@SisterNoa20...
🌱 George Washington's Ruffles / #Saponaria officinalis flore pleno, double flowered #Soapwort
June 23, 2025 at 9:11 PM
🌱 George Washington's Ruffles / #Saponaria officinalis flore pleno, double flowered #Soapwort
Alien life among us.
(Calyx on a soapwort plant)
#Stunday #Bloomscrolling #ClassicMono #Macro #FreewellMicroscopicLens #MobilePhotography #Photography
(Calyx on a soapwort plant)
#Stunday #Bloomscrolling #ClassicMono #Macro #FreewellMicroscopicLens #MobilePhotography #Photography
May 31, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Alien life among us.
(Calyx on a soapwort plant)
#Stunday #Bloomscrolling #ClassicMono #Macro #FreewellMicroscopicLens #MobilePhotography #Photography
(Calyx on a soapwort plant)
#Stunday #Bloomscrolling #ClassicMono #Macro #FreewellMicroscopicLens #MobilePhotography #Photography
I didn't think I would have anything #New for today's #BlueskyArtShow but then I went outside this morning and saw the first blossom of the soapwort plant (saponaria).
#Bloomscrolling #MobilePhotography #Photography
#Bloomscrolling #MobilePhotography #Photography
April 11, 2026 at 4:47 PM
I didn't think I would have anything #New for today's #BlueskyArtShow but then I went outside this morning and saw the first blossom of the soapwort plant (saponaria).
#Bloomscrolling #MobilePhotography #Photography
#Bloomscrolling #MobilePhotography #Photography
A big-eyed poppy staring deep into my soul with a smattering of soapwort below.
#photography #flowers
#spring
#photography #flowers
#spring
March 26, 2025 at 3:06 PM
A big-eyed poppy staring deep into my soul with a smattering of soapwort below.
#photography #flowers
#spring
#photography #flowers
#spring
I do believe I see some phlox sprouts, or soapwort? 🌱
Bit far out for the soapwort, but pretty sure there was phlox here last year.
Guess we'll see. 🤭🌸
Bit far out for the soapwort, but pretty sure there was phlox here last year.
Guess we'll see. 🤭🌸
March 22, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I do believe I see some phlox sprouts, or soapwort? 🌱
Bit far out for the soapwort, but pretty sure there was phlox here last year.
Guess we'll see. 🤭🌸
Bit far out for the soapwort, but pretty sure there was phlox here last year.
Guess we'll see. 🤭🌸
🌱 #Saponaria persica Persian Soapwort from Nantes Botanical Garden.
November 6, 2025 at 12:00 AM
🌱 #Saponaria persica Persian Soapwort from Nantes Botanical Garden.
Soapwort @bsbibotany.bsky.social #wildflowerhour
October 12, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Soapwort @bsbibotany.bsky.social #wildflowerhour
Single flowered soapwort from yesterday's Norfolk Flora group meeting @bsbibotany.bsky.social #wildflowerhour
October 26, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Single flowered soapwort from yesterday's Norfolk Flora group meeting @bsbibotany.bsky.social #wildflowerhour
Soapwort letting its ears hang low in the heat. #WildflowerHour
August 2, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Soapwort letting its ears hang low in the heat. #WildflowerHour
ID'd as soapwort, thank you everyone! Also it just became USEFUL although not a Nutrient Dense Superfood.
While I'm posting a bunch today, does anyone recognize this aggressively spreading ground cover, because @tkingfisher.com doesn't know what it is
May 19, 2025 at 12:26 AM
ID'd as soapwort, thank you everyone! Also it just became USEFUL although not a Nutrient Dense Superfood.
So much I love here (busy nuns! soapwort marginalia! medieval people kept clean!), but the plant was called "saponaria" not "saponifera".
Soapwort was used for washing, but real soap was made in many medieval homes, and imported in large quantities and many varieties.
Soapwort was used for washing, but real soap was made in many medieval homes, and imported in large quantities and many varieties.
Noa & Una’s Marginalia 📜 Soapwort
In the Middle Ages, soap wasn’t something that could be mass-produced like it is today. So what if you wanted to wash your hands but felt that water alone wasn’t enough? That’s where “soapwort” came in!
full article below!
medium.com/@SisterNoa20...
In the Middle Ages, soap wasn’t something that could be mass-produced like it is today. So what if you wanted to wash your hands but felt that water alone wasn’t enough? That’s where “soapwort” came in!
full article below!
medium.com/@SisterNoa20...
September 24, 2026 at 10:59 AM
So much I love here (busy nuns! soapwort marginalia! medieval people kept clean!), but the plant was called "saponaria" not "saponifera".
Soapwort was used for washing, but real soap was made in many medieval homes, and imported in large quantities and many varieties.
Soapwort was used for washing, but real soap was made in many medieval homes, and imported in large quantities and many varieties.
January 20, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Purples and pinks
Soapwort, lesser burdock, marsh woundwort, creeping thistle, the last flowers of hemp agrimony and autumn crocus #Wildflowerhour
Soapwort, lesser burdock, marsh woundwort, creeping thistle, the last flowers of hemp agrimony and autumn crocus #Wildflowerhour
September 27, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Purples and pinks
Soapwort, lesser burdock, marsh woundwort, creeping thistle, the last flowers of hemp agrimony and autumn crocus #Wildflowerhour
Soapwort, lesser burdock, marsh woundwort, creeping thistle, the last flowers of hemp agrimony and autumn crocus #Wildflowerhour
Devil's-bit scabious at Thursley yesterday and soapwort and sea aster at Pennington today. #WildflowerHour
September 13, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Devil's-bit scabious at Thursley yesterday and soapwort and sea aster at Pennington today. #WildflowerHour
#Wildflowerhour from #StAnnes sand dunes on Friday. Surprised to still find crown vetch, pretty soapwort and lots of herb Robert. #ByTheSea @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social
August 3, 2025 at 7:50 PM
#Wildflowerhour from #StAnnes sand dunes on Friday. Surprised to still find crown vetch, pretty soapwort and lots of herb Robert. #ByTheSea @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social
#Macro #MayBlooms around the yard: soapwort, rocket, lavender (still in the nursery pot), yarrow foliage, and blue flax.
#Bloomscrolling #MacroMonday #Reeflex #Photography #VideoVignette 📽️ 📷 🌱
🎵 Chakra Serenity (CapCut)
#Bloomscrolling #MacroMonday #Reeflex #Photography #VideoVignette 📽️ 📷 🌱
🎵 Chakra Serenity (CapCut)
May 12, 2025 at 1:25 PM
#Macro #MayBlooms around the yard: soapwort, rocket, lavender (still in the nursery pot), yarrow foliage, and blue flax.
#Bloomscrolling #MacroMonday #Reeflex #Photography #VideoVignette 📽️ 📷 🌱
🎵 Chakra Serenity (CapCut)
#Bloomscrolling #MacroMonday #Reeflex #Photography #VideoVignette 📽️ 📷 🌱
🎵 Chakra Serenity (CapCut)
We've been trying out different ground covers, and soapwort has very pretty flowers. They symbolize purity and cleanliness. 🌱💚
May 8, 2024 at 4:43 PM
We've been trying out different ground covers, and soapwort has very pretty flowers. They symbolize purity and cleanliness. 🌱💚
Some common soapwort for #wildflowerhour
September 7, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Some common soapwort for #wildflowerhour
Soapwort to brighten the timeline
July 23, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Soapwort to brighten the timeline
My swifts are shouty, my swallows are scolding an unseen hawk and there’s a hummingbird hawkmoth in my soapwort.
It’s good to be home, after a very full-on weekend.
It’s good to be home, after a very full-on weekend.
July 14, 2025 at 11:01 AM
My swifts are shouty, my swallows are scolding an unseen hawk and there’s a hummingbird hawkmoth in my soapwort.
It’s good to be home, after a very full-on weekend.
It’s good to be home, after a very full-on weekend.
if you’re sufficiently lazy about yard maintenance you get trillium volunteering next to the fence and soapwort in your rock walls 🌱
April 25, 2026 at 5:33 PM
if you’re sufficiently lazy about yard maintenance you get trillium volunteering next to the fence and soapwort in your rock walls 🌱
Soapwort and Sheep’s-bit in Newborough forest this week #wildflowerhour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
August 23, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Soapwort and Sheep’s-bit in Newborough forest this week #wildflowerhour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social