Gypsophila repens
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Gypsophila repens is a perennial plant
of the genus Gypsophila
. It can grow around 20 cm (8 in) tall and has white, lilac or light purple flowers.
Perennial plant
A perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives for more than two years. The term is often used to differentiate a plant from shorter lived annuals and biennials. The term is sometimes misused by commercial gardeners or horticulturalists to describe only herbaceous perennials...
of the genus Gypsophila
Gypsophila
Gypsophila —commonly known as baby's-breath in the United States and Canada, "soap wort" in the United Kingdom, elsewhere Gypsophila—is a genus of about 100 species of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae, native to Europe, Asia and north Africa. Many species are found on calcium-rich...
. It can grow around 20 cm (8 in) tall and has white, lilac or light purple flowers.