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Creeping Baby's Breath

Gypsophila Repens

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Overview

Creeping Baby's Breath (Gypsophila repens) is a perennial ground cover, thriving in USDA zones 3-9. It forms a low mat up to 6-12 inches wide, with delicate, small leaves. In late spring to summer, it blooms with petite, white or pale pink flowers, adding a soft texture to garden edges. Preferring well-drained soil, it’s ideal for rock gardens or cascading over walls, requiring full sun for optimal flourishing.

Sun FullWater Extra in Summer, MediumZones 3–8
Creeping Baby's Breath (Gypsophila Repens) — adding a soft texture to garden edges
Creeping Baby's Breath (Gypsophila Repens) — It forms a low mat up to 6-12 inches wide, with delicate, small leavesCreeping Baby's Breath (Gypsophila Repens) — adding a soft texture to garden edgesCreeping Baby's Breath (Gypsophila Repens) — white or pale pink flowersCreeping Baby's Breath (Gypsophila Repens) — it‚Äôs ideal for rock gardens or cascading over wallsCreeping Baby's Breath (Gypsophila Repens) — Preferring well-drained soilCreeping Baby's Breath (Gypsophila Repens) — requiring full sun for optimal flourishing+47

Culture

Sun
Full
Water
Extra in Summer, Medium
USDA zones
3–8

Shape & size

Classification

Family
Caryophyllaceae

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Creeping Baby's Breath (Gypsophila Repens) — Creeping Baby's Breath (Gypsophila repens) is a perennial ground cover, thriving in USDA zones 3-9
Creeping Baby's Breath (Gypsophila Repens) — It forms a low mat up to 6-12 inches wide, with delicate, small leaves
Creeping Baby's Breath (Gypsophila Repens) — adding a soft texture to garden edges
Creeping Baby's Breath (Gypsophila Repens) — white or pale pink flowers
Creeping Baby's Breath (Gypsophila Repens) — it‚Äôs ideal for rock gardens or cascading over walls
Creeping Baby's Breath (Gypsophila Repens) — Preferring well-drained soil
Creeping Baby's Breath (Gypsophila Repens) — requiring full sun for optimal flourishing
Creeping Baby's Breath (Gypsophila Repens) — frothy texture to rockeries or border fronts within garden landscapes
Creeping Baby's Breath (Gypsophila Repens) — Creeping Baby's Breath (Gypsophila repens) is an enchanting perennial well-suited to adding a gentle
Creeping Baby's Breath (Gypsophila Repens) — mat-forming spread of narrow
Creeping Baby's Breath (Gypsophila Repens) — small white or soft pink flowers
Creeping Baby's Breath (Gypsophila Repens) — each measuring roughly 1/2 inch across
Creeping Baby's Breath (Gypsophila Repens) — blanket the plant from late spring to midsummer
Creeping Baby's Breath (Gypsophila Repens) — Gypsophila repens demands well-drained soil, ideally with a neutral to slightly alkaline pH
Creeping Baby's Breath (Gypsophila Repens) — preferring full sun exposure for optimal flowering
Creeping Baby's Breath (Gypsophila Repens) — or filling spaces between stepping stones
Creeping Baby's Breath (Gypsophila Repens) — It is both drought-tolerant once established and can endure poor soil conditions
Creeping Baby's Breath (Gypsophila Repens) — consider its mature size - a spread of up to 18 inches wide and a modest height of 6 inches
Creeping Baby's Breath (Gypsophila Repens) — Its trailing habit makes it a splendid choice for softening edges along pathways
Creeping Baby's Breath (Gypsophila Repens) — ground cover / perennial with pink and white blooms
Creeping Baby's Breath (Gypsophila Repens) — pink and white flowers in the garden
Creeping Baby's Breath (Gypsophila Repens) — This species is low maintenance
Creeping Baby's Breath (Gypsophila Repens) — It forms a low mat up to 6-12 inches wide, with delicate, small leaves; mat-forming spread of narrow
Creeping Baby's Breath (Gypsophila Repens) — ground cover / perennial for full

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