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Caryophyllaceae
Alpine gypsophila
Gypsophila repens
Also known as Gypsophila sabauda, Alpine baby's breath, Gypsophila erectiuscula, Gypsophila alpestris
Native Plants · Alpine Gypsophila · Rock Garden · Mat-Forming · Creeping · Gypsophila Repens · Alpine · Caryophyllaceae · Ground Cover · Drought Tolerant · European Native
Alpine gypsophila is a tough, mat-forming perennial ideal for rock gardens, walls, and alpine beds, thriving in well-drained, alkaline soils. It prefers sunny to partially shaded spots and is quite drought-tolerant once established, requiring only occasional watering. Trim lightly after flowering to encourage a second flush of its delicate white to pale-pink blooms.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water lightly until soil surface is just moist; allow to dry between waterings · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- 0°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 5 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Austria, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, Yugoslavia
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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