Covent Garden Market gypsophila
Gypsophila elegans 'Covent Garden Market'
USDA zones3 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moderate soil
Size18 to 24 inches tall
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- White
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Covent Garden Market' gypsophila (Gypsophila elegans 'Covent Garden Market') is an annual for borders, cut flowers, and cottage gardens. It shrugs off cool spells and light frost, though a hard freeze will damage it. This plant likes full or part sun and dry to average, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal. Erect stems reach 18 to 24 inches tall and carry white blooms in spring and summer. Bees and butterflies visit the flowers, and the stems are a standard filler for arrangements.
Pairs well with Love-in-a-mist, Maiden pink, and Knapweed.