Flowers
Gypsophila elegans 'Covent Garden'
Baby's Breath
Create clouds of flowers with this well-known hardy annual. This variety offers a simpler flower form than the frilly and heavily-doubled Gypsophila synonymous with florists. At home in a cottage garden scheme, try it also in prairie-style plantings where its masses of white flowers blend well with billowing grasses. Makes an excellent cut flower.
- Plant type
- Hardy Annual
- Position
- Full Sun
- Height
- 50cm
- Spread
- 30cm
Growing calendar
Sowing & growing
Sow under cover in Feb-Mar or outside in Mar-Jun. Surface sow into prepared soil, raked to a fine tilth. Ensure seeds are barely covered with soil. Either transplant seedlings when large enough, or thin to 40-50cm apart. Pinch out the tips of the plants to encourage a bushy habit and more flowers.
Aftercare
Do not fertilise as this may promote plant growth rather than heavy flowering. To keep flowers coming, cut flower stems regularly for the vase. Will self seed freely.
Gallery
Ref. SEG004