Baby's Breath Covent Garden Seed

Baby's Breath Covent Garden Seed

Gypsophila elegans

Item #1021

Annual. These dazzling white flowers are an invaluable addition to cut flower arrangements and a fabulous contrast to large, colorful flowers. Baby’s Breath is an easy to grow annual, blooms quickly, and is drought tolerant. Plants live and bloom for 4 to 6 weeks; for a continuous supply of flowers, plant seed every 2 to 4 weeks. Continue into fall in warm winter areas. Deer resistant.



Annual

Blooms spring to early summer

6" – 18" tall

Days to Emerge:
10 – 15 days

Seed Depth:
1/8" or lightly cover

Seed Spacing:
A group of 6 seeds
every 12"

Thinning:
When 1" tall,
thin to 1
every 12"


When to sow outside: RECOMMENDED. 1 to 2 weeks after average last frost. Sow every 2 to 4 weeks after initial planting to ensure a continual flower supply.

When to start inside: 6 weeks before average last frost.

Artist: Carolyn Crawford



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