Cerastium tomentosum

€19,50

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Anti-spiraling pots

Quick attachment

Low water requirement

Ready to plant

Cerastium tomentosum is a perennial groundcover also known by the names hairy mouse-ear, snow-in-summer or snow-in-summer plant.

Cerastium grows in attractive rounded clumps that reach a height of about 20 cm. The foliage is lance-shaped and glaucous green, covered with a fine white down that gives it silvery hues. The Cerastium tomentosum plant consists of slender stems that tend to root when they touch the ground, and this stoloniferous growth allows the plant to spread widely.

The characteristic of the snow-in-summer is its abundant and delicate white flowering that covers the clumps from late spring until early summer. For this reason, the English gave Cerastium tomentosum the nickname Snow-in-summer (literally: snow in summer). The flowering is particularly generous if the plant is exposed to full sun, and can be prolonged by periodically removing the withered flowers.

Hardy and easy to grow, Cerastium tomentosum finds its ideal environment in a rock garden or on a well-exposed sun slope. It is often grown on the edge of stone walls to obtain graceful cascading "waterfall" cushions.

In the milder areas of our country, the snow-in-summer maintains a good ornamental effect even in winter, although its coverage is reduced. Remember, however, that like all grey-leaved plants, it is particularly sensitive to waterlogging.

Abundant and delicate white blossom that covers the bushes from late spring to early summer, from April to June, earning the plant the English nickname Snow-in-summer. It is particularly generous in full sun and can be prolonged by removing the faded flowers.

Rustic and easy-growing groundcover, with a stoloniferous growth habit that allows it to spread widely. Ideal in rock gardens, on sunny slopes, or cascading from walls. It loves full sun and, like all grey-leaved plants, is sensitive to waterlogging.

Shipping

  • Italy: delivery within 48/72 hours of shipping.
  • International: delivery within a maximum of 5 days.
  • We ship from Monday to Wednesday: so that the plants only travel on weekdays and do not sit in the courier's warehouses over the weekend. Orders received from Thursday to Sunday will be shipped the following Monday.
  • Packaging designed for live plants, to ensure they arrive in good condition.

When you receive the delivery or hold-for-collection notice, please collect the package as soon as possible: plants suffer if they remain closed in the box for too long.

Returns and damaged plants

  • Right of withdrawal within 14 days of receipt, as provided for by the Consumer Code. The product must be returned intact and in its original packaging; return shipping costs are borne by the customer.
  • Plant arrived damaged? Please let us know within 7 days of receipt, with a few photos of the plant and the packaging: we will assess a replacement or refund together.

All the details are in the Terms of Sale and the withdrawal form. If you have any questions, write to us.

Pianta di Cerastium tomentosum in vaso di cartone 9x9x20

Cerastium tomentosum

€19,50

€19,50

WHAT MAKES OUR PLANTS DIFFERENT

Long anti-spiraling vases

A traditional lawn is a fragile monoculture: it drinks thousands of liters of water every summer, needs mowing every week, and turns yellow as soon as you neglect it. An alternative lawn turns this logic on its head: instead of grasses, we use Mediterranean groundcovers selected in our nursery—low, dense, and hardy plants, born for hot and dry climates.

The result is a green, walkable carpet that blooms for months, withstands drought, salt spray, and frost, and reduces watering and maintenance by 80%. It is not an aesthetic compromise: it is a more beautiful, more vibrant lawn that is more honest with the environment.

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Technical Data Sheet

Everything you need to know about Cerastium tomentosum

Format

Half tray of 30 seedlings (3 m²)

Tray of 60 seedlings (6 m²)

Cell diameter: 5 cm

Family

Caryophyllaceae

Type

Ground cover

Foliage

Grey, evergreen

Flower color

  • White

Blooming Season

April, May, June

Cold resistance

Below -10°C

Salt spray resistance

No

Maximum height reached

20 cm

Exhibition

  • Full sun

Quality and safety

We guarantee the highest quality: if anything arrives damaged, we will replace it at our expense.

Secure packaging

Crush-resistant and tip-proof packaging, designed to ensure the plants arrive intact.

After-sales support

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Payment in 3 installments

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