baby's breath

     

About 100 species; see text:

Trivia about baby's breath

  • Seen here with roses, it's popular as a bouquet filler
  • So called from its delicate odor, it's a tall plant with many small white or pink flowers
  • It's the "infantile" name for the tiny white flowers of the genus Gypsophila that florists often add to bouquets
  • This chalky white "infantile" flower used in bouquets is from the genus Gypsophila, which means "lover of chalk"

Found pages about baby's breath