CERASTIUM tomentosum Snow in Summer ____________________________________ Type: Perennial Height: 3-6" (7-15 cm) Flowering Time: Summer Flower Colour: White ____________________________________ Botanical Classification: Class: Angiospermae (Angiosperms) Subclass: Dicotyledonae (Dicotyledons) Superorder: Caryophyllidae (Pinks Superorder) Order: Caryophyllales (Pinks Order) Family: Caryophyllaceae (Pinks Family) Genus: Cerastium Species: tomentosum (woolly) ____________________________________

Cerastium tomentosum is an old-fashioned rockery plant often inherited in old gardens. It is a rampant perennial, forming dense mats or hummocks of evergreen, silvery, pointed leaves, covered throughout the summer months in star-shaped white flowers. It is ideal for covering walls or rocks, especially in poor soil in sunny sites, to the extent that it can become invasive.

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Harvesting and Growing from Seed:

				Germination: Autumn Outside (64 days)
Seed Pod The seedpod is a small ball. Seed The seeds are tiny black balls. There are several seeds in a seed pod. Seedling The seedlings have greyish pointed leaves.