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 Cerastium


Cerastium alpinum ssp lanatum   -

Alpine Mouse-ears
 

Cerastium alpinum ssp lanatum is an arctic-alpine cushion plant.©  

Kids Love to Touch These Super Soft Cushions!

Gray, densely haired, low growing cushion to 3 ½” high with white flowers May and June.   Grow in full to part sun in well drained, gritty soil, regular water.   Use in rock gardens as a small scale groundcover.   Arctic-alpine with a circumpolar distribution.  Zones 3-7. Caryophylaceae

 

 

 

 

 



Cerastium tomentosum

'Silver Chiffon'


 

Cerastium tomentosum 'Silver Chiffon'©  

Snow in Summer

Low growing groundcover with silver foliage covered with white flowers in summer.   6" x 12”.   Full sun, well-drained soil, low to moderate water.  Hardy to -40 degrees F.   Caryophyllaceae

 

 

 

 



Cerastium tomentosum v. columnae

'Silver Carpet'


 

Cerastium tomentosum v. columnae forms a compact silver carpet©  

Compact groundcover

Compact Snow-in-Summer forms silver carpet with large white flowers in summer.   4” x 18” or more.   Full sun, well-drained soil, low water. The species is from the rocky slopes of Southern Europe.  Give it plenty of space in the garden.  Zones 3-8.   Caryophyllaceae

 

 

 
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