Baby's Breath (1/4 lb)

Baby's Breath Covent Garden (Gypsophila elegans) is a hardy annual with small papery-white flowers prized for cut and dried arrangements, sold as a 1/4 lb bag covering about 1,000 sq ft.

At a glance

• Variety: Covent Garden (Gypsophila elegans), open pollinated
• Type: Hardy annual
• Coverage: 1/4 lb covers approx. 1,000 sq ft broadcast (approx. 113,398 seeds)
• Planting depth: 1/16"
• Sun: Full sun
• Spacing after thinning: 1' between plants
• Height at maturity: 12" to 24"
• USDA zones: 3 to 10

Best for

• Fresh cut-flower and wedding arrangements
• Drying for everlasting bouquets
• Filler among larger, more colorful flowers
• Attracting beneficial insects
• Cottage and cut-flower gardens

How to grow

Direct seed 1" apart at 1/16" deep in full sun, then thin to 1' between plants; germination takes 10 to 20 days. It blooms from late spring to late summer and dries beautifully. Avoid acid soil, which it does not tolerate, and provide moderate water.

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