Saponaria (Soapwort genus)

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Saponaria is not indigenous to southern Africa but a few species are cultivated in gardens.

Species cultivated in southern Africa

Saponaria cerastioides Indigenous to Central Asia.
Saponaria ocymoides Indigenous to southern Europe.
Saponaria officinalis (Bouncing bet, Soapwort) Indigenous to Europe