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Gypsophila paniculata 'Festival Star' ® - BABY'S BREATH 'FESTIVAL STAR' ('DANFESTAR')
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GYP-PAN-FASTS
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$12.99
Compact, mounded, STERILE, with clouds of double white flowers.
Tolerant to heat, humidity and droughts. Pollinator friendly (butterflies), long flowering period.
Favorite and long lasting cut flower, often used for weddings, good companion for shorter roses.
Blooming Time: early to late summer (with some fall reblooms)
Size: 12-18" tall x 16-24" wide clumps
USDA Zones: 3 to 9
Culture: full sun, average soil amended with some sand, and compost. Drained and dry soils.
Moisture Needs: average (medium), medium-dry, dry
Origin: introduced by Walters Gardens, under technical cultivar name 'Danfester' and under commercial name Festival Star ®. Proven Winner plant, patented under PP14818 CPBR2631. Gypsophila paniculata in native Europe
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: yes / yes (less bees and more butterflies)
Attracts Hummingbirds: no
Pot Size: round 4.25" x 5" deep Proven Winner pot (round quart)
Plant Combinations: can be combined with many common perennials that are somewhat drought tolerant like Achillea, Calamintha, Echinacea purpurea hybrids, Peonia, Hemerocallis, bearded Iris, Nepeta, Salvia nemorosa hybrids, Stachys byzantina, etc. Native companions include Amorpha canescens, Asclepias tuberosa, Asclepias verticillata, Aster oblongifolius, Aster laevis, Aster ericoides, Coreopsis, Cunila origanoides, Echinacea tennesseensis, Echinacea pallida or angustifolia, Echinacea paradoxa, Euphorbia corollata, Penstemon, Pycnanthemum, Rudbeckia (R. missouriensis, R. fulgida) Salvia lyrata, Solidago, Sisyrinchium angustifolium, and grasses like Andropogon, Boutelloua gracilis, Eragrostis elliotii, Koeleria macrantha or cristata, Muhlenbergia capillaris, Panicum, Pennisetum, Sporobolus heterolepis, and Schizachyrium scoparium.
Other great non-native perennial combinations include summer blooming perennial Alliums ('Summer Beauty' ,'Millenium', 'Lavender Bubbles, 'Windy City' etc.), Lavandula ( L. officinalis in cooler regions, Lavandula x intermedia), and Perovskia or roses.
Picture Copyright: Walters Gardens
Gypsophila paniculata 'Festival Star' ® - BABY'S BREATH 'FESTIVAL STAR' ('DANFESTAR')
$12.99
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Compact, mounded, STERILE, with clouds of double white flowers.
Tolerant to heat, humidity and droughts. Pollinator friendly (butterflies), long flowering period.
Favorite and long lasting cut flower, often used for weddings, good companion for shorter roses.
Blooming Time: early to late summer (with some fall reblooms)
Size: 12-18" tall x 16-24" wide clumps
USDA Zones: 3 to 9
Culture: full sun, average soil amended with some sand, and compost. Drained and dry soils.
Moisture Needs: average (medium), medium-dry, dry
Origin: introduced by Walters Gardens, under technical cultivar name 'Danfester' and under commercial name Festival Star ®. Proven Winner plant, patented under PP14818 CPBR2631. Gypsophila paniculata in native Europe
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: yes / yes (less bees and more butterflies)
Attracts Hummingbirds: no
Pot Size: round 4.25" x 5" deep Proven Winner pot (round quart)
Plant Combinations: can be combined with many common perennials that are somewhat drought tolerant like Achillea, Calamintha, Echinacea purpurea hybrids, Peonia, Hemerocallis, bearded Iris, Nepeta, Salvia nemorosa hybrids, Stachys byzantina, etc. Native companions include Amorpha canescens, Asclepias tuberosa, Asclepias verticillata, Aster oblongifolius, Aster laevis, Aster ericoides, Coreopsis, Cunila origanoides, Echinacea tennesseensis, Echinacea pallida or angustifolia, Echinacea paradoxa, Euphorbia corollata, Penstemon, Pycnanthemum, Rudbeckia (R. missouriensis, R. fulgida) Salvia lyrata, Solidago, Sisyrinchium angustifolium, and grasses like Andropogon, Boutelloua gracilis, Eragrostis elliotii, Koeleria macrantha or cristata, Muhlenbergia capillaris, Panicum, Pennisetum, Sporobolus heterolepis, and Schizachyrium scoparium.
Other great non-native perennial combinations include summer blooming perennial Alliums ('Summer Beauty' ,'Millenium', 'Lavender Bubbles, 'Windy City' etc.), Lavandula ( L. officinalis in cooler regions, Lavandula x intermedia), and Perovskia or roses.
Picture Copyright: Walters Gardens
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