
False Baby's Breath
About False Baby's Breath
False Baby's Breath is a super rare houseplant 🌿 that needs regular watering to thrive. They do best in long-lasting, direct light ☀️ and should be less than 1 foot from a window.
False Baby's Breath likes soil that is well draining. Your plant shouldn't need added fertilizers if you repot each time it doubles in size.
Taxonomy
Galium mollugo
Galium
Rubiaceae
Gentianales
Also known as
false baby's-breath, hedge bedstraw, hedge-bedstraw, white bedstraw and wild madder

How to care for False Baby's Breath
How often to water your False Baby's Breath

every 9
False Baby's Breath needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for False Baby's Breath in your home

a window
False Baby's Breath love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
False Baby's Breath does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of False Baby's Breath in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize False Baby's Breath

Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your False Baby's Breath after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
Care Summary for False Baby's Breath
False Baby's Breath
Greg recommends:

0.5 cups every 9 days

< 1ft from a window

Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.
