Creeping Baby's Breath

Gypsophila repens "Alba"

Need Help? View our legend

Type

Trees, Shrubs, & Vines

Forbs & Flowers

Grasses, Sedges, & Rushes

Conditions

Sun

Shade

Wet

Dry

Land Use

Obligate Wetland Plant almost always occurs in wetlands.

Facultative Wetland Usually occurs in wetlands but may occur in non-wetlands.

Facultative Plant occurs both in wetlands and in non-wetlands.

Facultative Upland Usually occurs in wetlands but may occur in non-wetlands.

Obligate Upland Plant almost always occurs in non-wetlands.

Requires full sun and well drained soil. Easy to grow and drought tolerant. Dwarf hybrid forms a low mass of gray green leaves with an abundance of white flowers in early summer. Cut back dried flower stalks in the late winter. Can be evergreen in mild winters. Propagate by division in the spring or fall. Attracts butterflies.

View All Plants

Details

Plant Type

Forbs & Flowers

Conditions

Sun

Dry

Native to Kentucky?

Exotic, not native to Kentucky

Land Use

No Wetland Tolerance Never occurs in wetlands.

Project Uses

Green Roof

Height (ft)

0.5

Flower Color

White

Fall Showy?

Flowering Time

June-July

Salinity Tolerance

Moderate Tolerance