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Summer
Baby's Breath
Gypsophila paniculata
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Powdery & Softfaintsweet
SeasonSummer
OriginEastern Europe, Asia
IntensityVery Faint
LifespanPerennial
About This Flower
Powdery & Soft · Summer bloomer
Baby's breath creates clouds of tiny white flowers on fine branching stems, the florist's most classic filler, its airy masses of blossom carrying a soft, barely-there powdery sweetness.
Symbolism & Meaning
everlasting love, purity
In the Victorian language of flowers, baby's breath means “Pure heart”.
Habitat & Environment
Eastern Europe, Asia
Baby's Breath is native to Eastern Europe, Asia.
Quick Reference
- Scientific NameGypsophila paniculata
- FamilyCaryophyllaceae
- Native ToEastern Europe, Asia
- Bloom SeasonSummer
- LifespanPerennial
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