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Snow-in-Summer growing in a garden

How to grow snow-in-summer

Cerastium tomentosum

When to plant snow-in-summer

Snow-in-summer is a low, silvery-leaved groundcover that forms a woolly gray mat and blankets itself in star-shaped white flowers in late spring into June (NC State). Plant or divide in spring or fall in poor, dry, sandy, well-drained soil in full sun; it is short-lived and struggles in the heat and humidity of the deep South, so cooler-summer sites suit it best.

Snow-in-Summer is timed by season rather than your frost dates, so the planting calendar does not generate ZIP-specific dates for it. Check the cited sources below to fine-tune for your area.

Growing conditions

Lifecycle
Perennial
Sun
Full sun
Soil pH
6 to 8

Common problems

Sources

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