Cerastium tomentosum
Snow in summer
A quick growing, low spreading, mat forming plant with white star shaped flowers, the leaves are soft and grey/white in spring turning to grey in the summer.
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Full sun
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Very little water
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Free draining
Common name
Snow in summer
Latin name
Cerastium tomentosum
type
Herbaceous Perennials
family
Caryophyllaceae
ph
5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Free draining
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
1.50 M
0.40 M
Cerastium tomentosum
A quick growing, low spreading, mat forming plant with white star shaped flowers, the leaves are soft and grey/white in spring turning to grey in the summer.
Planting Outdoors
From Early Spring TO Late Winter
Container grown plants can be planted through the season.
Flowering
From Late Spring TO Late Summer
White star shaped flowers from late spring throughout the summer.
Propagation by seed
From Late Winter TO Mid Summer
Sow seeds under glass from late winter through to mid-summer, using a suitable compost.
Propagation by cutting
From Mid Spring TO Early Summer
Stem tip cuttings are taken in the spring/early summer from this years growth. Cleanly cut just below a leaf joint, up to a 10cm tip, remove lower leaves and pinch out the tip, dip into hormone compound and place them around the edge of a pot filled with cutting compost., water well. Place a plastic bag over the pot to give humidity, the bag must be removed a couple of times a week to ventilate, put the pot in a light spot but avoid direct sunlight.
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