floraldictionary: Baby’s Breath (Gypsophila paniculata) - true love, pure heart It is odd to s
floraldictionary: Baby’s Breath (Gypsophila paniculata) - true love, pure heart It is odd to see baby’s breath by itself, common as it is in so many bouquets as the visual support of a fuller, more impressive flower. Not that it isn’t beautiful in its own right, but baby breath’s fine lace adds a classically delicate and immortally stylish lining to a rose’s deep red velvet. Baby’s Breath loves. It loves the calcium-rich ground it grows in, and the sun it grows to. It loves Chicago, where it is classified as an invasive species, maybe a little too much. It loves the other flowers in the bouquet, supporting them without taking the attention for itself. It has been in more wedding bouquets than probably any other flower, its mess of pure white button flowers as symbols for the pure mess of love in the hearts of the betrothed couple. To some, the flower might be a little bit old-fashioned, but it’s a staple for a reason. (illustration and writing by Mira Gryseels) -- source link
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