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About Annual baby's breath
Annual baby's breath is a super rare houseplant 🌿 that is easy to grow and needs regular watering to thrive. They do best in long-lasting, direct light ☀️ and should be less than 1 foot from a window.
Annual baby's breath likes soil that is well draining. You may want to supplement with a gentle, organic fertilizer throughout the peak growing season.
Annual baby's breath belongs to the Gypsophila genus, and is native to Southern Ukraine to Western and Northern Iran.
Taxonomy
Gypsophila elegans
Gypsophila
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Also known as
Annual baby's-breath and Showy baby's-breath

How to care for Annual baby's breath
How often to water your Annual baby's breath

every 9
Annual 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 Annual baby's breath in your home

a window
Annual 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.
Annual baby's breath does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Annual baby's breath in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Annual 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 Annual baby's breath after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
Care Summary for Annual baby's breath
Annual 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.
