Gypsophila Plants
- Pretty Maid Delicate flowers perfect for wedding bouquets & flower arrangements. Most people will know of gypsophila, but associate it with wedding bouquets & arrangements, where it acts as a perfect foil for other showier flowers, Pretty Maid Gypsophila, however, doesn’t need other flowers to create drama. The Pretty Maid is one of those plants that catch your eye from a distance & captivates your attention close up. Each flower forms a perfect white, centimeter-wide cup with the prettiest delicate pink veining. Fred Yates who bred Pretty Maid here in the UK is well known for taking popular British garden plants & challenging the boundaries of the genus. Already recognised for previous successes with begonias & penstemons, Fred challenged himself to develop a gypsophila with larger, more densely packed flowers than ever before. This perennial gypsophila will form a 25 -30cm mound in its first year but can also tumble over walls & its pink & white colouring would work perfectly when grown alongside aubretia. In fact, the two would make a wonderfully early, spring display if grown together. Expect it to be loved by pollinators as well as gardeners as it will provide a very welcome early source of nectar & pollen at a time of year when supplies can be sparse for bees & other pollinators that have struggled to survive through the winter. & finally, just in case you didnt already have enough reasons to desire it, this gypsophila is also scented, to tempt you outside & indulge your senses & start you dreaming of the warmer months to come. Height 20-30cm (80-12); spread 30-40cm (12-16). Supplied in 9cm pots.