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Outsidepride 10000 Seeds Perennial Cerastium Tomentosum Snow in Summer Ground Cover Seeds for Planting
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Outsidepride 10000 Seeds Perennial Cerastium Features
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Cerastium tomentosum is an evergreen perennial ground cover that is commonly known as Snow in Summer. It is low-growing, creeping and forms a very dense mat-like cover. It does not tolerate foot traffic, but it works well on sunny slopes that are too steep to mow or along stone walls.
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Snow in summer is a low growing 6 - 10 inch tall perennial , spreading ground cover growing in USDA zones 3 - 10.
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The foliage is gray-green, and it is loaded with little white blooms. Snow in Summer is fairly tolerant to drought. The plants benefit from a trimming after the blooms are spent to tidy their appearance.
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Sowing Rate: Approximately 5000 seeds cover 100 square feet. Sow Snow in Summer seed indoors 6 – 8 weeks before the last expected frost. Press the seed into the soil but do not cover it. Keep seed moist until germination. With a temperature of 68F, germination is usually within 21 days.
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Space the plants 8 inches apart. Grow this perennial in full sun and in well-draining soil. Snow in Summer is usually resistant to deer.
About Outsidepride 10000 Seeds Perennial Cerastium
Cerastium tomentosum is an evergreen perennial ground cover that is commonly known as Snow in Summer. It is low-growing, creeping and forms a very dense mat-like cover. It does not tolerate foot traffic, but it works well on sunny slopes that are too steep to mow or along stone walls. The foliage is gray-green, and it is loaded with little white blooms. Snow in Summer is fairly tolerant to drought. The plants benefit from a trimming after the blooms are spent to tidy their appearance. Sow Snow in Summer seed indoors 6 – 8 weeks before the last expected frost. Press the seed into the soil but do not cover it. Keep seed moist until germination. With a temperature of 68F, germination is usually within 21 days. Space the plants 8 inches apart. Grow this perennial in full sun and in well-draining soil. Snow in Summer is usually resistant to deer.
