Scientific Name:
Cerastium tomentosum
Pronunciation:
sur-ASS-tee-um toe-men-TOE-sum
Common Name:
snow-in-summer
Family Name:
Caryophyllaceae
Plant Type:
Broadleaf evergreen, Ground cover, Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:
Short-live perennial; leaves sessile, woolly due to greyish-white hairs, mostly lanceolate and 2cm long; flowers white in summer 2cm wide, petals 5, heart-shaped.
Habit:
Spreading
Form:
Creeping / Mat-like
Texture:
Fine
Mature Height:
< 0.1m
Mature Spread:
0.6 - 1.0m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Europe
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Rocky or gravelly or dry, Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Ground cover, Rock garden, Summer interest
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Opposite
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Pubescent
Colour in Summer:
Silver / Grayish
Colour in Fall:
Silver / Grayish
Shapes:
Lanceolate, Linear, Spatulate
Apices:
Obtuse
Bases:
Truncate
Margins:
Undulate (wavy)
Additional Info:
thick, wooly, 1-3cm long
Course(s):
- HORT 1155
- Level 1 Apprenticeship
Location(s):
- (NCA) Not Currently Available : needed