Scientific Name:	Gypsophila paniculata
Pronunciation:	jip-SOFF-ih-luh puh-nick-you-LAY-tuh
Common Name:	perennial baby's breath
Family Name:	Caryophyllaceae
Plant Type:	Flowering cut plant, Herbaceous perennial, Invasive plant
Key ID Features:	Leaves opposite, linear, similar to Dianthus, with swollen nodes; inflorescence panicle of tiny white to pink flowers, often used in floral arrangements with roses.
Course(s):	HORT 1155

Habit: Spreading, Twiggy Form: Mounded Texture: Fine Mature Size: Height: 0.7 - 1.3m Spread: 1.0 - 1.5m Growth Rate: Moderate Origin: Europe Hardiness Rating: Zone 3: (-40 to -34 C) Exposure: Full sun Soil/ Growing Medium: Alkaline, Well-drained Water Use: Low, Moderate Landscape Uses: Attract butterflies, Cut flower or foliage, Dried flower or fruit, Filler, Floristry, Perennial border Additional Info: Google

Leaf Morphology: Form: Simple Arrangement: Opposite Texture/ Venation: Soft flexible Surfaces: Glabrous Colour in Summer: Bluish, Green Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Lanceolate, Linear Apices: Acute Bases: Attenuate Margins: Entire

Inflorescence Type: Floriferous, Panicle Flower Morphology: Number of Petals: 5 Corolla Shape: Funnelform Colour (petals): Showy, White, Pink Flower Scent: Fragrant, Sweet Flower Time at Peak: Jul, Aug

Fruit Type: Capsule Fruit Colour: Brown Fruiting Time: Sep, Oct

Bark or Stem Colour:     Organ Modifications: Storage tap root

Propagation:	Seed, Softwood cuttings
Pest Susceptibility:	Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Drought resistant, Crown rot

Location(s): (WLG) WoodLand Garden Location Map

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