Snow in summer flower
Cerastium tomentosum
Name
Botanical name: | Cerastium tomentosum |
Colloquial name: | Snow in summer flower |
Growth
Growth form: | Capet-like |
Mature height: | 10 - 20cm |
Leaf
Foliage: | Long an very narrow |
Leaves: | evergreen |
Leaf color: | silver, grayish green foliage |
Blossom / fruit
Blossom: | umbellate |
Flowering period: | May to June |
Flower color: | white |
Fruit: | Capsule |
Miscellaneous
Soil type: | Water-permeable, loamy, sandy, nutrient-rich |
Location: | Sun |
Flowering period: | all year round |
Requirement: | 12 plants per m² |
Use for: | ground cover plant, border plant, mass planting |
Ships as: | as pot plant |
Hardiness: | yes |