Snow-in-Summer
Cerastium tomentosum · Perennial
Snow-in-Summer is a fast-growing perennial, hardy in USDA zones 3-7, that matures to about 6–9 in × 1–3 ft. It does best in full sun with low water needs in well-drained and sandy soil. Expect white blooms in late spring and early summer.
- USDA zones
- 3-7
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Low
- Mature size
- 6–9 in × 1–3 ft
- Spacing
- 12–18 in
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Sandy
- Foliage
- Silver, Gray-green
- Bloom color
- White
- Bloom season
- Late spring, Early summer
- Native to
- Europe, Italy
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