species
Gypsophila paniculata
Baby's breath
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Gypsophila paniculata belongs to the family Caryophyllaceae, also known as Baby's breath, introduced to the UK. It reaches 1 m tall and 1 m across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun, on chalk, sand or loam soil, where the ground is neutral or alkaline and in well drained or dry conditions, and suits average positions. It tolerates coastal exposure. It flowers from June to August. Its RHS hardiness rating is H7 (very hardy): Below −20°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 1 m tall × 1 m across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H7 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Full sun
- Soil
- Chalk, Sand, Loam
- Acidity
- Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Well drained, Dry
- Exposure
- Average
- Coastal
- Tolerates salt wind
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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