SNOW IN SUMMER

[ Cerastium Tomentosum ]

Season: Perennial
Height: 6-12 Inches
Bloom Season: Spring/Summer
Environment: Full Sun/Dry/Moist but Well Drained
Zones: 3-10

Snow in Summer [ Cerastium Tomentosum ] is a great herbaceous evergreen ground cover which is low growing, creeping, mat like, and 6 - 12 inches tall by 12 inches wide. The evergreen leaves are grayish green and covered with soft-textured whitish hairs. Each reaches 1 inch long by 1/4 inch wide and is oblong in shape. Although it tolerates no foot traffic, it performs well as a general ground cover.

Snow in Summer [ Cerastium Tomentosum ] works very good on sunny banks that are too steep to mow, between stepping stones, and in the cracks of stone walls and ledges. Growth is moderate to fast. The plant performs best in well-drained sandy or loamy soil with low fertility. Excellent tolerance to drought and little watering is required. Prefer full sun; however, plants in hot zones do better in light shade.

PLANTING

Sow Inside: Before last frost
Sow Outside: Spring after last frost/Fall
Seed Depth: 1/16 Inch
Days to Emerge: 14 to 20

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