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- Are there perennial gypsophila?
- Especially decorative varieties of gypsophila
- How do you overwinter gypsophila?
- The essentials in brief:
- Tips & Tricks
Gypsophila is available as annual plants and perennial, hardy perennial
Are there perennial gypsophila?
There are different varieties of gypsophila, both annual and perennial. For the planting of pots and window boxes, colored annual gypsophila, Gypsophila muralis in Latin, is often used. Gypsophila paniculata, the Greater Gypsophila, is winter hardy.
Especially decorative varieties of gypsophila
The giant gypsophila (Crambe cordifolia) lives up to its name with a height of maximum 1.80 m. Unusual but very decorative are his heart-shaped leaves. The Giant Gypsophila flowers in for months in June and July. Less tall, but with a pretty spherical or bushy growth form, convinced the High Gypsophila (Gypsophila paniculata).
Also among the shrubs is the 1.20 m large variety'Flamingo'. The pink-filled flowers will delight you until October. Quite the opposite of it is the cushion gypsophila (Gypsophila repens) with a stature height of about 10 - 20 cm. It forms decorative flower carpets in white or pink and is ideal for stone or roof gardens.
Dark pink are the flowers of the variety 'Rosa beauty'. In contrast, Gypsophila repens 'Alba' is a classic white flower. The variety 'Rosea' shows her pink abundant flower abundance also from May to July. These groundcover grow on dry stone walls or decorate your window boxes. You can also use it for small bouquets, such as a bridal bouquet. For large bouquets, high-grade varieties are better.
How do you overwinter gypsophila?
If you let one-year-old gypsophila over the winter, then maybe it is all by itself. Winter hardy, it is not. Perennial gypsophila cut off in the fall about a hand's breadth above the ground. Bedding plants do not need protection from the cold. But you should be protected from too much moisture, otherwise they get root rot and do not survive the winter.
The essentials in brief:
Tips & Tricks
If you want to know if your Gypsophila is actually a perennial, then ask for it when buying. From one-year varieties you can collect seeds to seed them next spring.