| Description | A low growing Baby's Breath for full sun well drained soils. Good for edging and cascading over walls. |
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| Pronunciation | (jipp-SOFF-ill-uh)(REE-penz) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | Cold 3-9, Heat 7-1 |
| Sunlight | full, flowers during long days of 14 or more hours |
| Moisture | average, tolerates dry once established |
| Soil & Site | average, well drained, never wet and soogy, not fussy about ph like G. paniculata |
| Temperature | tolerates the heat |
| Flowers | small, single, white, covers entire plant when blooming |
| Leaves | small gray-green linear leaves |
| Dimensions | 4-6 inches high, 1-2 foot spread, cascades |
| Propagation | easy by seeds |
| Misc Facts | Gypsophila is derived from the Greek words gypsos for gypsum and philos for friendship. Some species of Gypsophila need to be grown in basic soil. Soils high in gypsum are basic. |
| Notes & Reference | #4-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage), #40-Herbaceous Ornamental Plants (Steven Stills), #79-Perennials For Every Purpose (Larry Hodgson) |
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