Annual Baby's Breath is one of the very easiest flowers to grow from seeds, and it gives so much beauty and complements other flowers so nicely in the flower garden. Baby's Breath is an annual, so it grows quickly, blooms heavily, and dies.
Many gardeners plant Baby's Breath seeds successively every 2 - 3 weeks to keep a continuous supply of color in the garden and blooms for cutting to make flower arrangements.
Baby's Breath plants are fairly hardy, tolerating some drought and light shade. It does well everywhere, coastal areas to high elevations; it is widely adaptable.
Gypsy Deep Rose Baby’s Breath is a charming trailing selection of Gypsophila repens, grown for its clouds of tiny deep rose-pink flowers and soft, airy habit. This compact, spreading plant is especially attractive in hanging baskets, containers, rock gardens, wall plantings, and edging, where its delicate blooms can spill gracefully over the sides and create a light, romantic display.
Garden Uses
Gypsy Deep Rose is ideal for hanging baskets, patio containers, window boxes, rock gardens, alpine-style plantings, edging, and sunny wall pockets. Its fine stems and masses of small rose-pink flowers create a soft cloud-like effect that blends beautifully with other container plants.
In hanging baskets, the plant forms a rounded, trailing mound covered with blooms, making it useful as a single feature plant or as a soft filler around larger flowering annuals. It combines well with alyssum, lobelia, petunias, verbena, nemesia, dianthus, and trailing foliage plants.
The deep rose flower color gives a brighter look than white baby’s breath while still keeping the delicate, airy texture that makes gypsophila so useful in floral and garden design.
Growing Information
Gypsy Deep Rose grows best in full sun and well-drained soil. It prefers a light, gritty, or moderately fertile growing medium and should not be kept constantly wet. Good drainage is especially important in containers and hanging baskets.
Seeds may be started indoors several weeks before the last frost or sown outdoors after danger of frost has passed. Keep the seedbed lightly moist until germination, then grow seedlings in bright light with good air circulation.
Once established, plants are fairly easy to maintain. Water baskets regularly during warm weather, but allow the soil surface to dry slightly between waterings. Trimming lightly after heavy bloom can encourage fresh growth and additional flowering.
Gypsy Pink Baby’s Breath is a delicate, compact selection of Gypsophila repens, grown for its soft pink clouds of tiny flowers and graceful spreading habit. This charming plant is especially attractive in containers, hanging baskets, rock gardens, edging, and sunny patio displays, where its fine stems and airy blooms create a romantic, cushion-like mound of color.
Garden Uses
Gypsy Pink is ideal for containers, patio pots, window boxes, hanging baskets, rock gardens, alpine-style plantings, edging, and sunny wall pockets. Its soft pink flowers create a light, airy effect that blends beautifully with many annuals and perennials.
In containers, Gypsy Pink forms a rounded mound that can gently spill over the rim, softening the edges of pots and baskets. It combines well with petunias, lobelia, alyssum, verbena, dianthus, nemesia, and trailing foliage plants.
The fine texture makes it especially useful as a soft filler plant in mixed containers, adding a cloud of small blooms without overpowering larger flowers.
Growing Information
Gypsy Pink grows best in full sun and well-drained soil. It prefers a light, gritty, or moderately fertile growing medium and should not be kept constantly wet. Good drainage is very important, especially when grown in containers.
Seeds may be started indoors several weeks before the last frost or sown outdoors after danger of frost has passed. Keep the seedbed lightly moist until germination, then provide bright light and good air circulation as seedlings develop.
Water containers regularly during warm weather, but allow the soil surface to dry slightly between waterings. Light trimming after a heavy flush of bloom can encourage fresh growth and additional flowering.
Gypsy White Baby’s Breath is a graceful, compact selection of Gypsophila repens, grown for its airy mound of tiny white flowers and fine, delicate texture. This charming trailing plant is especially attractive in hanging baskets, containers, rock gardens, wall pockets, and sunny edging, where it creates a soft cloud of bloom that looks fresh, clean, and romantic.
Garden Uses
Gypsy White is ideal for hanging baskets, patio containers, window boxes, rock gardens, alpine-style plantings, edging, and sunny wall plantings. Its tiny white flowers create a light, misty effect and soften the edges of pots, baskets, and stonework.
In hanging baskets, Gypsy White forms a rounded, billowing mound that can spill gently over the sides. It works beautifully as a single specimen basket or as a soft filler with petunias, lobelia, verbena, alyssum, dianthus, nemesia, and trailing foliage plants.
The clear white blooms are especially useful in mixed containers because they blend with every flower color and help brighter blooms stand out.
Growing Information
Gypsy White grows best in full sun and well-drained soil. It prefers a light, gritty, or moderately fertile growing medium and should not be kept constantly wet. Good drainage is especially important in hanging baskets and containers.
Seeds may be started indoors several weeks before the last frost or sown outdoors after danger of frost has passed. Keep the seedbed lightly moist until germination, then provide bright light and good air circulation as seedlings develop.
Water hanging baskets regularly during warm weather, but allow the soil surface to dry slightly between waterings. Light trimming after heavy bloom can encourage fresh growth and additional flowering.