Wild Flower Seed: Annual Baby's Breath(Gypsophila elegans)

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Annual Baby's Breath

Gypsophila elegans


About Annual Baby's Breath (Gypsophila elegans)
Height:	Up to 2 ft.
Flower Color:	Snow white single flowers (unlike the smaller fluffy double blooms of the florist form)
Plant Type:	Annual. Lives just one year. Grows quickly, blooms heavily, dies with first frost. Can regrow following spring if seed falls on bare ground.
Flower Type:	Clusters of tiny simple flowers
Bloom Time:	Early season
Is this wildflower invasive?	No
Is this wildflower endangered?	No
Is this wildflower edible?	No
Is this wildflower medicinal?	No


What is Annual Baby's Breath's native range?
	Indigenous To:	Eastern Europe
Where Annual Baby's Breath is naturalized or can be grown
	Regions:	All regions of North America.
	Zones:	3-10
	States:
How to grow Annual Baby's Breath (Gypsophila elegans)
	Soil preference:	Adaptable
	Sun/Shade:	Needs full sun.
	Moisture Requirements:	Average moisture, well-drained.
	Instructions:	One the very easiest wildflowers to grow. Simply compress the seed into bare soil during spring, summer or fall.