Gypsophila paniculata, the baby's breath, common gypsophila or panicled baby's-breath, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae, native to central and eastern Europe. It is an herbaceous perennial growing to 1.2 m (4 ft) tall and wide, with mounds of branching stems covered in clouds of tiny white flowers in summer (hence the common name 'baby's breath'). Its natural habitat is on the Steppes in dry, sandy and stony places, often on calcareous soils (gypsophila = 'chalk-loving'). ...