{"product_id":"summer-sparkles-babys-breath-bare-root-plant","title":"Summer Sparkles® Baby's Breath - Bare Root Plant","description":"\u003cp\u003eSummer Sparkles® is a compact perennial baby's breath that stays neat and full all season instead of flopping open. From late spring through midsummer the dense, rounded plant is smothered in small, semi-double white flowers with a light fragrance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt grows about two feet tall and wider, making a soft, frothy filler between bolder perennials. Deadheading the first flush encourages another round of bloom, and the airy sprays are wonderful in cut arrangements.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat it looks like\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTiny semi-double white flowers about ¼ inch across, borne by the hundreds in airy, branching sprays that cover every side of the plant like a cloud. Stems are thin and wiry. Leaves are narrow, lance-shaped and gray-green, densely packed low in the clump. The plant is a uniform, rounded dome 23 to 27 inches tall and 30 to 40 inches wide. At peak bloom it looks like a solid, misty white mound.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGrowing it with lavender\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBaby's breath enjoys the same full sun and lean, well-drained soil as lavender, and its white froth softens and brightens a planting of purple lavender spikes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCare\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeeds full sun and well-drained, preferably neutral to alkaline soil; it dislikes wet feet, especially in winter. Hardy in zones 3 to 9 and drought tolerant once established. Shear off the first flush of spent flowers to promote rebloom, and avoid moving it once planted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBotanical name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gypsophila\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower color:\u003c\/strong\u003e White\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gray-green\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth habit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dense, rounded clump\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMature size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 23–27 in tall × 30–40 in wide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUSDA hardiness zones:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3–9\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e full sun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom start:\u003c\/strong\u003e Early-June\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeak bloom:\u003c\/strong\u003e Late-June\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom pattern:\u003c\/strong\u003e Repeat Blooming\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDeer resistance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Resistant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePollinator value:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSizes and shipping\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDormant bare-root plant, sold in boxes of 25 per variety (order in multiples of 25). Bare-root plants ship or are picked up March 1–May 31 only. They are soil-free, so they may ship to every state in that window. Dormant plants often show little or no top growth on arrival; plant or heel them in promptly. This plant grows a deep taproot: plant it promptly in its permanent spot, avoid moving it later, and expect it to emerge later in spring than most perennials.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping note:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep roots resent disturbance; plant promptly and avoid overwatering\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","offers":[{"title":"Bare Root Plant","offer_id":67775829410088,"sku":"GLLF-PER-C809F423-BR","price":14.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/0736\/9768\/files\/summer-sparkles-baby-s-breath.jpg?v=1790865104","url":"https:\/\/greatlakeslavenderfarm.com\/products\/summer-sparkles-babys-breath-bare-root-plant","provider":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}