| Description | Silver Carpet (Cerastium tomentosum) is cultivar of the species Snow in the Summer. Is more compact with larger flowers. Will tolerate drier sites. |
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| Pronunciation | (se-RAS-ti-um)(toe-men-TOE-sum) |
| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy, Site author's observations |
| Hardiness Zone | 3-7 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average to dry, never moist, doesn't like high humidity |
| Soil & Site | well drained, doesn't require fertile soil |
| Flowers | 12-15 groups of one inch white flowers in cymes, notched petals which is called bifid |
| Leaves | white woolly, tomentose leaves, prostrate stems |
| Dimensions | forms a mat 3-6 inches tall, space 12-18 inches on center, spreads for forever |
| Maintenance | I have found that this plant needs to be cut back to the top of the foliage mat after flowering. This promotes a thick mat of foliage |
| Propagation | cuttings |
| Native Site | Native to Italy. |
| Misc Facts | Cerastium is derived from the Greek word keras meaning horn. This refers to the shape of the fruit. Tomentosa means woolly referring to the foliage. |
| Author's Notes | I have never personally used this cultivar but observing it for many years at other gardens and it seems to hold true to the description of being compact with larger flowers. |
| Notes & Reference | #40-Herbaceous Ornamental Plants (Steven Stills) |
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