These Annabelle Flowers Pictures will show why you need to add these fantastic white blooms to your home garden!
06.06.2023 - 19:21 / gardenerspath.com / Sylvia Dekker
How to Grow and Care for Baby’s Breath Gypsophila spp.One busy Valentine’s day at my high school co-op job in the local flower shop, someone ordered a bouquet of so many roses I could barely wrap my fingers around the stems as I assembled it.
Imagine fifty deep red roses surrounded by dark green leatherleaf ferns. Gorgeous, right? But my favorite part was the liberal sprinkling of snowy white “gyp” nestled between the roses.
That’s what my boss called baby’s breath, that white cut flower with the tiny blooms you’ll find in almost any bouquet. It was one of my favorite fillers.
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Simultaneously hardy and delicate, I often saw it growing in the grasslands near my home, and began cultivating it myself in my wildflower garden.
Read on to learn how to grow this perfect garden and bouquet filler at home!
Cultivation and HistoryBaby’s breath belongs to the Gypsophila genus, part of the Caryophyllaceae family, aka carnations or pinks.
The name Gypsophila translates to lover of gypsum, and it fits well, because this plant loves alkaline soils and grows well in lime or chalk soils.
Gypsophila is native to the steppes of Europe and central to western Asia, and was often used as an ornamental in Victorian gardens.
Also known as soap root in Europe, the roots of plants in this genus contain saponins, which foam and possess cleaning properties when mixed with water.
Some species are still used today as a soap substitute in Europe.
In 1828, G. paniculata was introduced into the United States, where it became known as baby’s breath.
People fell in love with the dainty, airy blooms and florists saw its potential as a versatile cut flower.
These Annabelle Flowers Pictures will show why you need to add these fantastic white blooms to your home garden!
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