| Description | Boreal Chickweed (Cerastium biebersteinii) Very similar to the more common Snow in the summer (C. tomentosa) except it has larger leaves and forms a small tuft. |
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| Pronunciation | (se-RAS-ti-um)(toe-men-TOE-sum) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 3-7 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, dry |
| Soil & Site | average, must be well drained |
| Flowers | small white flowers in cymes |
| Leaves | white woolly, tomentose leaves |
| Maintenance | cut back after flowering |
| Propagation | seeds, cuttings |
| Native Site | mountains of Asia Minor |
| Misc Facts | Reported not to spread by underground runners but maybe an aggressive reseeder AKA: Boreal Chickweed, Snow in summer, Taurus Chickweed, Mouse Ear Chickweed |
| Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage), #40-Herbaceous Ornamental Plants (Steven Stills) |
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