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  • GYPSOPHILA 'Snowflake'
    © Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only.
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© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only.  Iris pallida ‘Variegata’, Salvia ‘May Night’ and Gypsophila ‘Snowflake’
© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. Achillea ‘Walter Funcke’, Sedum ‘Matrona’, Gypsophila ‘Snowflake’and Miscanthus sinensis gracillimus
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    GYPSOPHILA 'Snowflake'

    Commonly known as Baby's breath

    Large filmy double white flowers
     
    Plant Details
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    • Good to know
      Support with twiggy sticks before flowers appear.
    • Pests & Diseases
      Stem rot occasionally
    • Place of origin
      Central and eastern Europe.
    • White
    • Double
      Multi rows of petals, no stamen showing
    • Panicles
      Many-flowered panicles
    • Trumpet
      Shallowly trumpet-shaped, to 1cm (½in) across
    • Fully hardy
    • Height
      75-100cm (30-39in)
    • Spread
      75-100cm (30-39in)
    • Herbaceous
      Early in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.
      Tap-rooted herbaceous perennial with branching stems forming an airy mound of linear-lance-shaped leaves.
    • Hardy - cold winter
      Hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters. May not withstand open/exposed sites or central/northern locations. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -15°C (5°F)
    • Autumn Seasonal Interest
    • Bee friendly
    • Mature Size
      75-100cm (30-39in)
      Herbaceous - guide for size not form Watering Can
        75-100cm (30-39in)
       
    Planting Tips and Care Advice
    • Soil Conditions
      Neutral to alkaline soil
      Very well drained, light soil. Will not tolerate wet winter conditions.
    • Sun Requirements
      Full sun
    Gypsophila - Growing Guide
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