Baby's breath facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Common Baby's-breath |
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| Gypsophila paniculata | |
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Gypsophila
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G. paniculata
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Gypsophila paniculata is a species of perennial plant, a plant that lives for more than two years. The common name, a name that is in general use, is baby's breath.
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Description
The height of the species 2 to 3 feet long and the width of the species is 2 to 3 feet long. The species blooms anytime from April to August. The color of the flowers are white. The plant needs sunlight from the full sun meaning direct sunlight. The species is a herbaceous plant, has leaves and stems that die down at the end of the growing season to the soil level and have no woody stem above the ground.
Habitat
The species is native to Central Europe and Siberia.
Poisonous
The species is poisonous. The poisonous parts of the plant are the flowers and the rest of the plant are poisonous when they are dry. The species can cause eye irritation, sinus irritation meaning in the nasal cavity, or asthma after the plant is repeatedly handled. The plant can also cause minor, a lesser effect, skin irritation that only lasts for a few minutes.
Images for kids
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Close-up view of two flowers -
Use in flower arrangement (white) -
Illustration by Otto Wilhelm Thomé
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See also
In Spanish: Gypsophila paniculata para niños
