| Description | A shorter more restrained version of Snow in the Summer. |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | (se-RAS-ti-um)(toe-men-TOE-sum) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 3-7 |
| Sunlight | best in 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 | At the garden center it has survived 3 growing seasons with little care. |
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