Boething Treeland Farms grows over 1,000 varieties of trees, shrubs, perennials and specialty plants on 9 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.
