Snow-In-Summer

Ornamental Features:

Snow-In-Summer is smothered in stunning white bell-shaped flowers at the ends of the stems in early summer. It's attractive tomentose narrow leaves remain gray in colour throughout the year. The fruit is not ornamentally significant.

Landscape Attributes:

Snow-In-Summer is an herbaceous evergreen perennial with a ground-hugging habit of growth. It brings an extremely fine and delicate texture to the garden composition and should be used to full effect.

This is a high maintenance perennial that will require regular care and upkeep, and should only be pruned after flowering to avoid removing any of the current season's flowers. Deer don't particularly care for this plant and will usually leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. Gardeners should be aware of the following characteristic(s) that may warrant special consideration;

• Invasive

Snow-In-Summer is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• Mass Planting
• General Garden Use
• Border Edging
• Rock/Alpine Gardens
• Groundcover
• Naturalizing And Woodland Gardens
• Container Planting

Plant Characteristics:

Snow-In-Summer will grow to be about 8 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 24 inches. Its foliage tends to remain low and dense right to the ground. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years.

This perennial should only be grown in full sunlight. It prefers dry to average moisture levels with very well-drained soil, and will often die in standing water. It is considered to be drought-tolerant, and thus makes an ideal choice for a low-water garden or xeriscape application. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This plant can be propagated by division.

This species is not originally from North America.