200+ Snow In Summer Flower Seeds- CERASTIUM TOMENTOSUM- Easy to Grow -Drought tolerant-B377
Description:
Easy-to-grow from Snow in Summer seeds, this perennial is a great herbaceous ground cover plant which is low-growing, creeping, very dense and mat-like, and 6 inches tall by 12 - 24 inches wide. Although Cerastium Snow In Summer tolerates no foot traffic, it performs very well as a general flowering ground cover plant. It works very well on sunny banks that are too steep to mow, between stepping stones, and in the cracks of stone walls and ledges. This is generally distinguished from other species of its genus by "tomentose" or felty foliage. It is a low, spreading perennial native to alpine regions of Europe.
Sow Snow in Summer seeds indoors 6 - 8 weeks before setting out. Use small pots and sterile starter mix. Sow Cerastium seeds lightly on the surface of the starter mix, and press the Snow in Summer seeds into the mix. This ground cover seed needs light to germinate. Keep the seeds moist until germination, harden the seedlings for 10 - 14 days before planting Snow in Summer ground cover plants into their permanent location.
Season: Perennial
Hardiness Zones: 3 - 10
Height: 6 -12 "
Bloom Season: Late spring and summer
Bloom Color: White
Environment: Full sun
Foot Traffic: No
Soil Type: Well-drained, pH 6.5 - 7.2
Deer Resistant: Yes
Temperature: 65F (18 C)
Average Germ Time: 14 - 21 days
Light Required: Yes
Depth: Do not cover the seed but press into the soil
Sowing Rate: Approximately 5000 seeds cover 100 square feet
Moisture: Keep seeds moist until germination
Plant Spacing: 8 inches
