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'''''Gypsophila repens''''' is a [[perennial plant]] of the genus ''[[Gypsophila]]''. It can grow around 20 cm (8 in) tall and has white, lilac or light purple flowers.<ref>"Botanica. The Illustrated AZ of over 10000 garden plants and how to cultivate them", p. 419. Könemann, 2004. ISBN 3-8331-1253-0</ref>
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Gypsophila repens, Linn. (G. pros- trcUa, Hort., not of Linn.). Sts. trailing or prostrate, ascending at the ends, not glaucous: lvs. linear, sharp- pointed, glabrous: fls. rather large, white, the petals about twice longer than the sepals and the pedicels usually much longer. Alps and Pyrenees. B.M. 1448.—Best adapted to the rockery, and the mixed border; blooms from midsummer to autumn. Var. monstrosa, Hort., is larger but otherwise the same. Var. rosea, Hort., has rose-colored fls. and is frequently sold as G. prostrala rosea, also as G. carminea, Hort., which does not seem to differ.
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Gypsophila repens, Linn. (G. pros- trcUa, Hort., not of Linn.). Sts. trailing or prostrate, ascending at the ends, not glaucous: lvs. linear, sharp- pointed, glabrous: fls. rather large, white, the petals about twice longer than the sepals and the pedicels usually much longer. Alps and Pyrenees.—Best adapted to the rockery, and the mixed border; blooms from midsummer to autumn. Var. monstrosa, Hort., is larger but otherwise the same. Var. rosea, Hort., has rose-colored fls. and is frequently sold as G. prostrala rosea, also as G. carminea, Hort., which does not seem to differ.
 
 
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Latest revision as of 19:50, 11 August 2010


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Plant Characteristics
Height: 4 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 4.
Width: 24 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 24.
Lifespan: perennial
Bloom: early summer, mid summer, late summer
Cultivation
Exposure: sun, part-sun
Features: flowers, ground cover
USDA Zones: 4 to 9
Flower features: red, pink, white
Scientific Names

Caryophyllaceae >

Gypsophila >

repens >


Gypsophila repens is a perennial plant of the genus Gypsophila. It can grow around 20 cm (8 in) tall and has white, lilac or light purple flowers.[1]


Read about Gypsophila repens in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Gypsophila repens, Linn. (G. pros- trcUa, Hort., not of Linn.). Sts. trailing or prostrate, ascending at the ends, not glaucous: lvs. linear, sharp- pointed, glabrous: fls. rather large, white, the petals about twice longer than the sepals and the pedicels usually much longer. Alps and Pyrenees.—Best adapted to the rockery, and the mixed border; blooms from midsummer to autumn. Var. monstrosa, Hort., is larger but otherwise the same. Var. rosea, Hort., has rose-colored fls. and is frequently sold as G. prostrala rosea, also as G. carminea, Hort., which does not seem to differ.


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Cultivation

Propagation

Pests and diseases

Varieties

Gallery

References

  1. "Botanica. The Illustrated AZ of over 10000 garden plants and how to cultivate them", p. 419. Könemann, 2004. ISBN 3-8331-1253-0

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