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Soapwort       Saponaria officinalis       177
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by Rabbits Road, Wanstead Flats, 17 August 2016
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A large patch of this was growing alongside Rabbits Road, along the edge of Manor Park Flats. Much of the patch is the double-flowered form of Soapwort, commonly grown in gardens, although in the photograph it isn't quite as evident.

There aren't any houses in the immediate vicinity, and I wonder if it was introduced there by means of "seeding" from a passing car?