| Description | Snow in Summer (Cerastium tomentosa) is a low growing ground cover with grayish foliage. Good for hot dry full sun. |
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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 |
| Leaves | white woolly, tomentose leaves |
| Dimensions | forms a mat 3-6 inches tall, space 12-18 inches on center |
| 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 | easy from seed, division |
| 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 used this in areas where is was allowed to grow in and out of rock crevices and drape over rocks. |
| Notes & Reference | #40-Herbaceous Ornamental Plants (Steven Stills) |
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