Baby's breath
Gypsophila
Baby's breath is part of the Gypsophila genus. Its scientific name is Gypsophila.
Clusters of white and pale pink flowers in late spring and early summer.
This plant is toxic to pets. 1
It is a flower / ornamental and is treated mainly as a perennial, so it grows best over a period of time (3 years and greater). Baby's breath is known for growing to a height of approximately 3.25 feet (that's 1.00 metres in metric) with a ground covering habit.This plant info is provided by the myfolia gardener's wiki. All details about Baby's breath have been kindly provided by our members.
How to grow Baby's breath
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Full Sun
Growing Baby's breath from seed
They are easily propagated from seed, by cuttings, or by root division.
Transplanting Baby's breath
After planting place a ring of crushed eggshells or asdh around Baby’s breath to protect it from slugs and snails.2
Companion plants for Baby's breath
These plants have been known to grow well alongside Baby's breath so consider planting:
Repellent plants for Baby's breath
These plants will not grow well with Baby's breath so avoid planting these within close proximity:
Common Baby's breath problems
These problems, diseases and pests are known to affect Baby's breath plants:
Other names for Baby's breath
Gypsophila
Gypsophila L.
Misspellings: Baby's-breath, Babysbreath, Babys breath, Gyp
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Footnotes
1 http://www.aspca.org/Pet-care/poison-control/Plants/babys-breath.aspx
fn2: Gardening Made Easy
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