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'Cloud Cover' Snow in Summer Cerastium tomentosum

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Exposure

Sun

Flower Season

Spring
Summer
Fall

Mature Size

Height: 4" - 6"

Spread: 2'2" - 2'8"

Height: 10cm - 15cm

Spread: 66cm - 81cm

4 - 6 Inches
26 - 32 Inches
26 - 32 Inches
10cm - 15cm
66cm - 81cm
66cm - 81cm

Features

Early to emerge in spring with silvery foliage. By late spring the plant is completely covered in large star-shaped white flowers. Perfect for filling garden spaces.

Foliage Interest

Fall Interest

Drought Tolerant

Erosion Control

Attracts:

Bees

Resists:

Deer

Rabbits

Characteristics

Plant Type:
Perennial

Height Category:
Short

Garden Height:
4 - 6 Inches 10cm - 15cm

Spacing:
26 - 32 Inches 66cm - 81cm

Spread:
26 - 32 Inches 66cm - 81cm

Flower Colors:
White

Flower Shade:
White

Foliage Colors:
Silver

Foliage Shade:
Silver

Habit:
Spreading

Container Role:
Spiller

Plant Needs

Light Requirement:
Sun

The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

Maintenance Category:
Easy

Bloom Time:
Late Spring

Hardiness Zones:
3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b

Water Category:
Low

Soil Fertility Requirement:
Average Soil

Soil Fertility Requirement:
Fertile Soil

Soil Fertility Requirement:
Poor Soil

Soil PH Category:
Alkaline Soil

Soil PH Category:
Neutral Soil

Uses:
Border Plant

Uses:
Edging Plant

Uses:
Groundcover

Uses:
Landscape

Uses:
Mass Planting

Maintenance Notes:

Thrives in poor, well-drained soils. Useful on slopes, in rocky spaces, and as a groundcover. Sheer back after bloom.

'Cloud Cover' Cerastium tomentosum USPPAF, Can PBRAF

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