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Covent Garden Market
Flower
FlowerGypsophila elegans
- Partial sun
- Zones 3–10
- 45 days to maturity
- Flowers
- 6" spacing
- High water
- Annual
Overview
Small, 1/2- 3/4", white flowers make an airy cut-flower filler for bouquets. Multi stems per plant. Succession plant for continuous harvest through the summer. Also known as baby's breath, "gyp," and showy baby's-breath.
Planting
Direct sow after last frost date; succession plant every 2-3 weeks for continuous harvest
Growing
Sun: partial. Water: high. Soil: Well-drained loam, neutral to slightly alkaline. Space plants 6" apart. Germination: 7-10 days.