| Description | A tough dainty plant that looks like Creeping Baby's Breath. |
|---|---|
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 5-7 |
| Sunlight | full, mostly sunny |
| Moisture | average, draught tolerant |
| Soil & Site | average, poor |
| Temperature | hardy to -30 F |
| Flowers | pale pink, June through October, borne on wiry stems |
| Leaves | grass-like foliage |
| Dimensions | 4 by 8 inches |
| Maintenance | cut back to induce compact foliage |
| Propagation | seeds |
| Misc Facts | Tunica is Latin meaning "tunic" or "coat" referring to overlapping bracts beneath the flower. Near the turn of the century William Robinson described the Tunic flower as having " elegant little rosy flowers ... a neat plant for the rock garden and fringes of borders and thrives like a weed between the stones in a rough stone wall." "Suggestive of a miniature gypsophila." H.H. Thomas, 1915. Cultivated in the U.S. since the 1800's. (#164) (syn. Petrorhagia saxifraga) |
| Notes & Reference | #164-Heritage Flower Farm (www.heritageflowerfarm.com) |
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