Gypsophila elegans 'Kermesina'
(Annual Baby's Breath 'Kermisina')

Family - Caryophyllaceae
Category - Annual
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H5
Height - 50cm or more
Width - 30cm
Location - The Cool Garden

Description: An annual with an upright, branching habit. Grey-green to dark green leaves are linear to lanceolate in shape and relatively sparse. Small, star-shaped flowers are a rich shade of carmine-pink. Each Bloom has a white centre and few long stamens. The abundant Blooms are held in airy, branched panicles and are produced from late spring into early summer (possibly later). Attractive to pollinating insects and excellent for use as cut flowers.

Synonym - Gypsophila elegans 'Carminea'

Flower:

Small star-shaped flowers are a deep shade of carmine-pink. Each bloom has a white centre and few long stamens. The abundant flowers are held in airy, branched panicles and are produced from May into July, possibly longer depending on when the seed was sown.

Flower colour: Pink

Flower shape: Star-shaped flowers in panicles

Flowering time: May, June, July

Foliage:

Grey-green to dark green leaves are linear to lanceolate in shape. The leaves are held at the base of the plant and in sparse, opposite pairs on the upright, branching stems.

Foliage Senescence: Deciduous

Foliage Shape: Linear to lanceolate

Propagation:

Seed.

Cultivation:

Best in full sun to partial shade in moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.