You have identified:

Bouncing Bet
(Saponaria officinalis)

© USDA, NRCS http://plants.usda.gov

General Information: Also known as soapwort, bouncing bet is primarily found along roadsides and waste places.  A member of the Pink family, it generally blooms in summer and early fall. The stem is smooth and stout, 1’ to 2’ high. Leaves are oval and have 3 to 5 prominent ribs.  Flowers are pink or white, approximately 1” wide, fragrant, and are often in dense clusters with indented petals at the tip.

• Medicinal Significance
• Economic Uses

Gleason, H. A.  1952.  The New Britton and Brown Illustrated Flora of the Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada.  3 vols.  New York: Hafner Press.

Newcomb, L.  1977.  Newcomb's Wildflower Guide.  Boston: Little, Brown, and Company.