About Us BLOGS Garden Tips SEARCH Garden Club Services Encyclopedia Gift Cards Contact Us

          


Join
our e-mail
mailing list!

Specials, coupons and more, click below.

Order Online
HERE

Check pricing
and availability
 

SALES &
SPECIALS


Click here
for the full
list of Sales
& Specials
and NEW COUPONS!

Be sure to
read our
weekly blogs!

 
 

Quick Links

Home
Search
Landscape Design
About Us
Desktop Wallpaper
FAQs
Location
Store Hours
Seminars & Events
Commercial Services
Delivery Services
Our Warranty
Return Policy
Garden Club
Garden Tips
Dictionary
Monthly To-Do Lists
Encyclopedia
Order Gift Cards
CONTACT US

e-mail us


We employ certified nursery technicians!


Event Calendar
Click here for our event calendar of what is going on here and around the Akron area!

Have an event you would like to list?  Just ask!

 



Listen to our
radio show
 "Ready-Set-Grow"
on Saturday mornings to get all your gardening questions
answered! call in
330-370-1590
 


 

 

 

FREE Perennial Garden Designs!

VISIT

WELCH'S
DAIRY CREAM
...where ice cream memories are made!

Baby's
Breath


Gypsophila

 


Description:

Baby's Breath bears dainty pink and white flowers that when dried, are often used in floral arrangements.  This plant will also accent the border or a rock garden.

 

Common Name: Baby's Breath
Botanical Name: Gypsophila
Type: Perennial
Soil Preference: Will grow in moist, well-drained soil with a neutral pH
Light Requirements: Full sun
Attributes: Good cut flower, rock garden,  good dried flower, attracts butterflies
Pests: Snails, slugs
Diseases: Stem rot
Good Companion Plants: Japanese Anemone, Bleeding Heart, Dwarf Delphinium, Foxglove, Gayfeather, Garden Phlox, Oriental Poppy, Russian Sage, Shasta Daisy
Care: Cut back after its first bloom to promote a second blooming.   Can be divided in fall or spring but keep in mind that this plant is difficult to transplant because of it's long tap root.

Planting Instructions:  Perennials
Water & Fertilizer Schedule

 

Varieties:

Click on image to view larger size

 

Gypsophila paniculata 'Bristol Fairy'
Baby's Breath
zones 3-9
 
Description:  Double white flowers.
Bloom Color: White
Bloom Time: June-July
Foliage Color: Green and silvery
Height: 18-24"
Spread: 12-24"


Click on image to view larger size

 

Gypsophila paniculata 'Compacta Plena'
Baby's Breath
zones 3-9
 
Description:  A smaller version of 'Bristol Fairy'  with fewer double white blooms.  But, if you want a compact white Baby's Breath... this one is for you!
Bloom Color: White
Bloom Time: June-July
Foliage Color: Green and silvery
Height: 16-18"
Spread: 12-24"


Click on image to view larger size

 

Gypsophila paniculata 'Pink Fairy'
Baby's Breath
zones 3-9
 
Description:  A heavy bloomer but it's shorter than most Baby's Breath.  The double, light pink flowers bloom until frost. An ideal plant for the rock garden.
Bloom Color: Pink
Bloom Time: June-September
Foliage Color: Green and silvery
Height: 16-18"
Spread: 12-24"


Click on image to view larger size

 

Gypsophila repens 'Rosea'
Baby's Breath
zones 3-9
 
Description:  Pale pink/white flowers.  'Rosea' is best used as a creeping ground cover.  For a second blooming, cut back the stems before the seed is produced.
Bloom Color: Pink/white
Bloom Time: June-July
Foliage Color: Green
Height: 1-7"
Spread: Spreading type

 

 



3459 Cleveland-Massillon Rd.  Norton, Ohio  44203
Just 1/4 mile North of I-76 in the historic Loyal Oak area of Norton, Ohio
330-825-3320
or 1-866-500-6605
info@daytonnursery.com
contact: Amy Calhoun, Webmaster

©Dayton Nurseries, Inc.2009