Boething Treeland Farms grows over 1,000 varieties of trees, shrubs, perennials and specialty plants on 10 California nurseries to serve the wholesale landscape and nursery industries throughout the Western United States and beyond.
Plant Type: Ground Covers / Perennials
Evergreen-Deciduous: Evergreen, Semi-Evergreen
Overall Mature Size: Small
Also Grown As: Bush
Mature Height & Spread: 6-12" x 12-36"
Natural Growth Habit: Spreading
Native To: Europe
Exposure: Full Sun
Water: Medium Water, Low Water
Flower Color: White
Bloom Time: Spring, Summer
Special Features: Attracts Birds/Butterflies/Bees / Cold Hardy / Colorful Foliage / Deer Resistant / Desert Conditions / Drought Resistant / Fire Resistant/Retardant / Intermountain Conditions / Lawn Substitute / Seacoast Conditions
Container Sizes: #1
Sunset Garden Zones: A1, A2, 12-24
USDA Hardiness Zone: 3-7
Cerastium tomentosum is an herbaceous perennial featuring brilliant white flowers and silvery-gray foliage. Excellent groundcover for rock gardens, slopes, borders, stone retaining walls, path edgings, xeriscaping, erosion control on dry, sunny slopes. It requires full sun; has poor shade tolerance. Low water use; needs well-drained, dry soil. It thrives in poor, sandy, gritty, or shallow-rocky soils. Highly salt tolerant. Highly resistant to verticillium wilt. Deer and rabbit-resistant. Fire-resistant. Cold hardy to -40°F.
Cerastium tomentosum is an herbaceous perennial featuring brilliant white flowers and silvery-gray foliage. Excellent groundcover for rock gardens, slopes, borders, stone retaining walls, path edgings, xeriscaping, erosion control on dry, sunny slopes. It requires full sun; has poor shade tolerance. Low water use; needs well-drained, dry soil. It thrives in poor, sandy, gritty, or shallow-rocky soils. Highly salt tolerant. Highly resistant to verticillium wilt. Deer and rabbit-resistant. Fire-resistant. Cold hardy to -40°F.
