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Cerastium tomentosum forms an attractive mat that works well against weeds and holds its form nicely long after bloom time.

Delicate white flowers with yellow centers grow above gray-green foliage.

Caryophyllaceae

A member of the carnation family, C. tomentosum has silver wooly leaves that grow in a compact mat that blooms profusely in late spring with five-petaled white flowers.

Plant Type: perennial

Plant Form or Habit: cushion mound or small clump

Plant Use: As a filler on ledges, in the cracks of stone walls, on summy banks too steep to mow, or with low-growing junipers for a tough, low-maintenance ground cover.

Propagation:

seed
division
stem cuttings

Flower Color:

white

Bloom Period:

mid-spring
late spring
early summer

Width: Minimum: 12 inches     Maximum: 24 inches

Foliage Texture: medium

USDA Hardiness Zone: 4

Water Requirements: average

Additional Comments: Prefers well-drained soils with low fertility, but will spread quickly in moist and fertile soils. Native to Italy.