Gypsophila elegans 'Covent Garden'
- Good for Cutting
- Loved by Pollinators
- Perfect for Pots
- Self-sows
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Tried & tested by Sarah
Super productive variety
Easy to grow
This simple, single gypsophila could not be more different to the twee, top-heavy double form often used in flower arranging
Seen here growing with blue cornflower, Centaurea cyanus 'Blue Boy'.
- Good for Cutting
- Loved by Pollinators
- Perfect for Pots
- Self-sows
Product details
- Type
- Hardy Annual
- Position
- Cutting Garden
- Soil
- Broad Tolerance
- Flowers
- June - August, 12 weeks from spring sowing.
- Height
- 45cm (18in)
- Common name
- Annual Baby's Breath
- Moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- Full Sun
- Spread
- 45cm (18in)
- Cultivation
- Sow under cover March, or direct April-June. Or sow under cover in autumn for earlier flowers the following year.
Care Tips
Need very sharp drainage or they can be short lived. Can be grown in container pots.
Flowering Time
June - August, 12 weeks from spring sowing.
