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Snow in Summer
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: |
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Cerastium tomentosum |
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| Form: |
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Evergreen low spreading perennial |
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| Sun Exposure: |
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Full Sun |
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| Height/Habit: |
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3 - 6" |
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| Spread: |
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12 - 24" |
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| Spacing: |
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8 - 10" for quick coverage |
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| Hardiness Zone: |
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3 - 7 |
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| Foliage Type: |
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Linear, silver woolly leaves 1/2 - 1 1/4" long. |
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| Flower Form: |
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Small star shaped flowers with 5 petals but appears as if there are 10 because they are deeply divided. |
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| Flower Color: |
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White with yellow stamens |
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| Flowering Date: |
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Late spring to early summer. |
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| Planting Requirements: |
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Useful for dry sunny banks with poor soil. |
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| Soil Requirements: |
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Well drained in full sun. |
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| Growth Rate: |
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Moderate to fast. |
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| Unique Characteristics: |
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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. |
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| Pruning: |
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None unless you want to maintain in a restricted planting. |
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| Time of Pruning: |
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Anytime |
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| Additional Information: |
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Divide in spring time. |
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