Name also: Showy Baby’s Breath
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Family: Pink Family – Caryophyllaceae
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Growing form: Annual herb.
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Height: 20–50 cm (8–20 in.). Stem upper part branching, glabrous,
bright green.
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Flower: Corolla regular (actinomorphic), white–reddish–violet,
approx. 1.5 cm (0.6 in.) wide; petals 5, notched, violet-striped. Corona (an
additional small corolla) absent. Calyx campanulate (bell-shaped), 5-lobed,
white-striped, epicalyx absent. Stamens 10. Pistil of 2 fused carpels, styles
2. Inflorescence a lax, abundantly flowered cyme.
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Leaves: Opposite, stalkless. Blade lanceolate–almost linear, with
entire margins.
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Fruit: 4-valved capsule.
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Habitat: Yards, waste ground, loading areas. Ornamental, sometimes
an escape.
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Flowering time: July–August.
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