Perennial baby's breath

[Gardening with Rabbits]

Last year I bought 2 perennial baby's breath plants. I gave one to DD and I planted one. This spring her plant is huge and mine is very small. I read they do not need much water and like well drained soil. I dug mine up and put in soil that i think is less fertile and drains good, but my sprinkler hits that area. How much water is too much for one of these plants? I am hoping the better draining soil might help or if I am going to need to put a bucket over it while I water the rest of the area.

 

[Branching Out]

I received a perennial baby's breath plant from a friend, and it did fine in our garden with minimal irrigation and full baking sun-- so well in fact that it produced a LOT of seed. The following year I had a baby's breath nightmare happening, and all of the plants had to be culled. It was insane. Kind of too bad, because it looks so lovely in bouquets. Perhaps some varieties are less invasive, but I've not tried growing it again.