baby's breath


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baby's breath

baby's breath, name for a plant of the family Caryophyllaceae (pink family) and for several other flowers, e.g., white bedstraw of the family Rubiaceae (madder family) and grape hyacinth of the family Liliaceae (lily family). The pink and madder families are classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class Magnoliopsida, orders Caryophyllales and Rubiales, respectively. The lily family is classified in the class Liliopsida, order Liliales.
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Supporting organizations like Baby's Breath, where people whose eyes are open, and ears are listening, and hearts are compassionate, could save lives and give these kids a chance to grow up healthy and whole.
"Baby's breath tends to stabilize the dunes," says Ulrich, "preventing dynamic movement of sand." Native species including the threatened Pitcher's thistle, a federally listed plant, depend on sand movement to create new habitat.
pink roses and yellow daisies, orange carnations and baby's breath ...
In addition to a variety of other floral arrangements starting at $8.99, Cub is also promoting a dozen rose bouquets, with greens and baby's breath, for $18.88, the latter of which are guaranteed to last five days.
The flowers themselves carry their own meanings - for instance, red roses mean love, baby's breath means innocence, hyacinths mean jealousy and spider flower means elope with me.
The snowball-shaped centerpiece, which is comprised of white hydrangeas, white roses, baby's breath, and while Dendrobium Orchides, is accented with tiny red flowers.
Whatever happened to the traditional bunch of red roses cushioned in sprays of baby's breath? Farina and Carlton are horrified at the mere mention.
Has: pink astilbe, pink or white yarrow, goldenrod, tansy, pink rose, rudbeckia (beauty), cinnamon fern, pink baby's breath, purple ajuga, mix of nasturtiums (every kind).
while the milliner winds baby's breath into our hair.
The delicate, milky-white flowers of tall whitetop resemble baby's breath and seem the perfect addition to a dried flower arrangement.