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Gypsophila
baby's breath
- Height 2 ft (60 cm)
- Planting distance 1 ft (30 cm)
- Flowers late spring to early fall
- Any well-drained garden soil
- Sunny site
- Hardy annual
The soft gray-green foliage and clouds of tiny white or pink flowers
that this annual produces from late spring to early fall serve as a good
foil for other border plants and are also good for cutting. Several
garden cultivars have been developed from Gypsophila elegans.
Popular species and cultivars
The following seed strains are readily available.
'Covent Garden' has large white flowers, excellent for cutting.
'Giant White' has exceptionally large white flowers.
'Improved Hybrids' come in shades of shell pink, carmine-rose, and pure
white.
'Red Cloud' bears a mass of carmine-pink blooms.
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