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This wonderful plant, with its attractive, grayish downy foliage and abundance of star-shaped, white blooms, looks like a snowdrift. Spreads quickly and even cascades over walls. Space 8-10" apart*.






Light: Full sun
Blooms: Late spring
Height: 3-6"
Zones: 3-7
Size: Potted
Deer Resistant


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Botanical Name:   Cerastium tomentosum
 
Form:   Evergreen low spreading perennial
 
Sun Exposure:   Full Sun
 
Height/Habit:   3 - 6"
 
Spread:   12 - 24"
 
Spacing:   8 - 10" for quick coverage
 
Hardiness Zone:   3 - 7
 
Foliage Type:   Linear, silver woolly leaves 1/2 - 1 1/4" long.
 
Flower Form:   Small star shaped flowers with 5 petals but appears as if there are 10 because they are deeply divided.
 
Flower Color:   White with yellow stamens
 
Flowering Date:   Late spring to early summer.
 
Planting Requirements:   Useful for dry sunny banks with poor soil.
 
Soil Requirements:   Well drained in full sun.
 
Growth Rate:   Moderate to fast.
 
Unique Characteristics:   Silver woolly leaves are just as appealing for the landscape as the bright white blooms that are so plentiful, it’s as if its snowing. Perfect choice for a low border along taller perennial plantings, cascading at the top of a wall, rock garden specimen or groundcover.
 
Pruning:   None unless you want to maintain in a restricted planting.
 
Time of Pruning:   Anytime
 
Additional Information:   Divide in spring time.
 
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