The Main Plant entry for Baby's Breaths (Gypsophila elegans)

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General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Plant Height: 12 to 18 inches (30-45cm)
Plant Spread: 12 inches (30cm)
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Dried Flower
Propagation: Seeds: Depth to plant seed: cover the seeds thinly
Sow in situ
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting

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Common names
  • Baby's Breath

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Location: California
Date: July 2021
Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2009-08-10
Location: Lake Macquarie, N.S.W., Australia
Date: 2018-03-03

Credit: Hyougushi / Hideyuki Kamon

Courtesy Sustainable Seed Company
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Catmint20906 On May 28, 2015 Bloomed
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