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Gypsophila paniculata 'Bristol Fairy'
Baby's Breath
Large clusters of tiny flowers form misty clouds above branches with small rosettes of leaves.

 


Gypsophila paniculata (Baby's Breath)
Airy mound of loose, small white flowers are borne on branching stems in mid- to late summer. (1.2m - 4' height and spread). Full sun, deep, well-drained soil. Doesn't like wet feet in winter.

Gypsophila paniculata
With a light and elegant appearance, baby's breath is a beautiful bedding plant that can fill your garden area with tiny clouds of white showy flowers.
About This Plant ...

Baby's Breath Gypsophila paniculata
Baldcypress
Common Taxodium distichum
Bamboo
Heavenly, Scared, Nandina Nandina domestica
Barberry (Berberis)
California, California Grape Holly Berberis pinnata syn. Mahonia pinnata
Darwin Berberis darwinii ...

(Gypsophila elegans, Gypsophila paniculata, Gypsophila repens)
(Matthiola incana, Matthiola bicornis)
(Muscari neglectum)
(Phlox maculata, Phlox paniculata, Phlox decussata)
(Potentilla simplex, Potentilla canadensis, Potentilla recta) ...

baby's breath Gypsophila paniculata
Bahia grass Paspalum notatum
balloon cottonbush Gomphocarpus physocarpa
balloon-vine; heart pea; winter cherry Cardiospermum halicacabum
balsam poplar; balm of Gilead Populus balsamifera ...

Baby's breath (Gypsophila paniculata)
Balloon flower or Chinese bellflower (Platycodon grandiflorus)
Barrenwort (Epimedium)
Basket-of-gold (Aurinia saxatilis)
Beardtongue, penstemon (Penstemon)
Bear's breeches (Acanthus sp.)
Bee balm (Monarda sp.) ...

Gypsophila paniculata (Baby's Breath)
Gypsophila repens (Creeping Babysbreath, Alpine Gypsophila)
Herniaria glabra (Smooth Rupturewort)
Lychnis arkwrightii
Lychnis chalcedonica (Maltese Cross, Jerusalem cross)
Lychnis coeli-rosa (Rose of Heaven) ...

Gypsophila paniculata P: white flowers
Lunaria annua (honesty) A/Bi: purple flowers, attractive seed pods; (L. annua var. albiflora gas white flowers) ...

Although listed as a perennial, Creeping Baby's Breath (similar to its better-known cousin Baby's Breath [Gypsophila paniculata]) is a short-lived perennial that is subject to crown rot and stem rot, but may also self-sow from one season to the next.

It is difficult to grow well, but a well placed group of these would be very dramatic. This plant merits a star position and a group would be well set off bysomething frothy and inconsequential like Gypsophila paniculata.

the ragged robin, or cuckoo flower (Lychnis flos-cuculi), the bouncing Bet (Saponaria officinalis), and the baby's breath (Gypsophila paniculata).

See also: Gypsophila, Lobelia, May, Juniper, Juniperus