Snow in Summer Seeds (Cerastium tomentosum)

Snow in Summer is a hardy perennial ground cover that produces a blanket of silvery-grey foliage topped with masses of star-shaped white flowers in late spring. Its low-growing, spreading habit makes it ideal for rock gardens, borders, slopes, or between paving stones. Drought-tolerant and low-maintenance, it brightens garden spaces with a soft, silvery shimmer.

What Makes It Special

• Silvery foliage with abundant star-shaped white flowers

• Hardy, drought-tolerant, and low-maintenance

• Ideal as ground cover or for rock gardens and slopes

Key Features

• Botanical name: Cerastium tomentosum

• Hardy perennial

• Height: 15–20 cm (6–8 in)

• Bloom time: Late spring to early summer

Ideal For

• Rock gardens, borders, and slopes

• Ground cover and pathways

• Low-maintenance and drought-tolerant planting

Sowing

• Sow indoors Feb–Apr or outdoors Mar–May

• Lightly cover seeds with soil; keep moist

• Germination: 14–21 days at 18–20°C

• Thin seedlings 20–25 cm apart

• Flowers from the first or second year