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Gypsophila elegans |
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Annual Baby's Breath, Chalk Plant |
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Northern Europe and Northern Asia |
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12-24 inches round habit with a fine texture. |
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Borne in panicled cymes, bracts,
scarious, petals ¼-1 inch long, with purple
veins. Flower colors include rose
and purple. Plants have a misty, airy appearance
when in flower. |
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Flowers for 6
weeks starting in early summer |
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Leaves linear-lanceolate,
1-2 inches long, 1-3 veined, glabrous |
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Gypsophlla comes from the
Greek gypsos for gypsum and phillos,
for
friendship and alludes to the plants' supposed preference
for gypsum rock. |
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