| Baby's Breath |
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| File size | 992207 |
| Original date | 3/10/07 3:17 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 8.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/684s |
| Aperture | 5.5 |
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| Metering Mode | Partial |
| Camera make | NIKON |
| Camera model | E3700 |
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Photo: Tabish |
Botanical name: Gypsophila elegans Family: Caryophyllaceae (Carnation family)
Baby's breath are the mostly commonly seen flowers with roadside florists.
The use these tiny elegant flowers on wiry stalks as filler in bouquets.
The botanical name means "lover of chalk" - as this is the sort of soil the
plant likes to grow in. Its popular name, baby's breath, gives an indication
of its delicate airy appearance. Baby's breath has many slender branching stems,
each bearing many tiny button-shaped flowers at the ends. Narrow,
linear-lancelike leaves, 1.5-7 cm × 3-16 mm, are stem-clasping. There are
other leaves with rounded bases. , 1.5-7 cm × 3-16 mm. Two forms of gypsophila
are cultivated: the annual Gypsophila elegans, and the perennial Gypsophila
paniculata. Baby's breath comes from Europe and West Asia.
| Identification credit: Rita Singh | Photographed in cultivation in Delhi. |
• Is this flower misidentified? If yes,