Snowflake Baby’s Breath is a must-have perennial for cutting or border garden!It will grow masses of wiry branches with airy, cloud-like sprays of dainty double-white flowers, blooming in early summer and onward. Commonly used as a filler in bouquets and dried floral arrangements. Once established it is easy to care for and will multiply each season. Keeping the flowers cut prolongs blooming. Grows to 40. Zones 3-7

100 seeds

PLANTING

Gypsophila paniculata

Perennial, Zones 3-7

Germination:7-14 days

Germination Temperature:Optimum soil temperatures are 70-75F

Seed Planting Depth:Sow on the surface and press into soil, seeds need light to germinate

Starting Indoors: Start indoors6-8 weeks before the last frost. Provide 70-75F soil temperature. Transplant apartaround the last frost, 10-12 apart.

Sowing Outdoors:Afterthe last frost date, sow lightly and thin to 10-12 apart.

Growth Habit: Upright,mounding, arching

Height and Width:36-40 x 36-40

Spacing:10-12” apart

Light Needs:Full sun

Soil Needs:Average to rocky, dry, well-drained

Approximate days to flower from seed:Blooms in the second year

Uses:Flower beds, cutting gardens, rock gardens, backdrops and borders, drought tolerant, deer tolerant, cut or dried flowers, attracts beneficials

Care:Water seedlings regularly until established. Amend soil with compost before transplanting. Trim back plants after they bloom for a second wave of flowers. Apply a liquid fertilizer every 3-4 weeks or use a time-release fertilizer at planting time.