PROPAGATION. Seeds; root division in spring or fall.
SPECIAL USES. Border and dry-wall planting.
Gypsophila Caryophyllaceae Baby’s Breath
Here is something for every rock garden, the beginner’s or the connoisseur’s. Over a soft cushion of tiny leaves the foamy flowers are heart-tuggingly romantic and delicate. The plants are hardy, eagerly branching and spreading, and veiled in bloom for most of the summer.
cerastioides—Four-inch creeper with gray-velvet mouse-ear leaves, sprays of white flowers with pink veins. Soil should be alkaline, sandy or gritty, and perfectly drained.
muralis—An unusual “annual” about six inches high, with narrow leaves and warm rosy flowers. Looks and grows best when crowded.
repens—Midget trailer with slim, silvery blue-green leaves and white or pinkish flowers only a few inches above them. Available varieties include, white-flowering alba, compact double pink bodgeri, and single rose-pink rosea.
CARE. Not too rich soil, dryish, with drainage. Full sun or light shade. Usually hardy. Don’t thin too much.
PROPAGATION. Seeds (sow where you want the plant), division.
SPECIAL USES. Rock gardens, wall plantings, pavements, ground cover.