'Festival Pink Lady' Baby's Breath (Gypsophila)
Perennial
- Dainty pink flower clusters dry beautifully, amazing for cut flower bouquets!
- Deters deer, adored by butterflies & other pollinators.
- Extremely floriferous, flowers late spring though early fall.
- Zone 3-9, sun, 20" tall x 24" wide at maturity.
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Description
Love to grow your own bouquets? Add this baby's breath to your garden; it's much nicer than you find in florists. It also looks great in the garden: big, airy flower panicles provide soft volume and movement. This beauty does not split open, splay, or flop like older varieties of baby's breath. Take cuttings and add to cut-flower arrangements alongside other summer perennials. Or dry to preserve its beauty for months, maybe even years, to come! It will provide you with months of beauty in the garden, year after year, with excellent deer resistance.
Details
Common Name: Baby’s Breath
Zone: 3-9
Sun Exposure: Full sun (>6 hours sun/day)
Height x Width: 20" tall x 24"
Flower Color: Pink
Foliage Color: Green
Season of Interest: Late Spring-Fall
Bloom time: Spring, summer, fall
Features: Low flammability, heat-tolerant, deer-resistant, container plants, cold tolerant, low maintenance, cut flower, ground cover, pollinator-friendly
Uses: Container gardening, cut flower garden, cottage gardening, ground cover, massing, specimen
How to Grow
Light: Full sun
Water: Average water needs -- Established plants have some drought tolerance.
Spacing: 24 inches
Fertilizing: Benefits from a light application of balanced, granular fertilizer in early spring.
Winterizing: No specific care needed. Can leave foliage standing for winter and remove in spring when new growth begins.
Maintenance & Pruning: Can prune anytime during the summer to shape the plant. Divide and move clumps in spring.
Plant spacing is based on the ultimate width of the plants. This figure is normally given as a range; for example, 3-5’. If you live in a cold climate and/or want plants to fill in more quickly, plan to space at the shorter end of the range. If you live in a warm climate, are on a limited budget, or are willing to wait longer for plants to touch, use the higher end of the range. Using the larger number is recommended when calculating distance from a building or structure. There’s really no such thing as "maximum spacing": if you don’t want your plants to touch, you can space them as far apart as you’d like. All plant spacing is calculated on center, or in other words, the centers of the plants are spaced one half of their eventual width apart:
Unless you are planting in a straight line, as you might for hedges or edging, space your plants in a staggered or zig-zag pattern for a more interesting and naturalistic look:
Not sure just how many plants will fit in your garden? Our calculator gives you the exact amount of plants required for your space. Simply update the values and the calculator will re-calculate accordingly. Spacing information can be found in the 'How to Grow' tab on each plant's page.