Baby's Breath
- Botanical Name
- Gypsophila paniculata
- Hardiness
- Zones 3 to 9
- Height
- 12 to 36 inches
- Width
- Up to 24 inches
- Flowers
- Early summer: white, pink
- Light
- Full sun
- Soil
- Well-drained to dry
- Planting & Care
- Space plants 12 to 24 inches apart
- Good drainage is critical for survival
- Stake tall cultivars
- Deadhead to prolong bloom
- Problems
- Botrytis blight, aster yellows (leafhoppers), winter dieback in poorly drained soils
- Varieties
- Bristol Fairy - 24", double, repeat bloomer
- Rosenschleier - 18", more tolerant of wet soils longer lived
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