Cerastium tomentosum
Cerastium tomentosum in May 2013. Photo: SK Reid.
Summary
UC Davis is located in Davis, California, this site has a silty clay loam soil and plants are irrigated with potable water. More information about the field sites is located in the Nuts & Bolts section.
Snow-in-summer did not turn out to be as hardy a plant as we had hoped. The average overall appearance of these plants was barely acceptable at all irrigation levels during the second year. Plants sent out runners under the bark that put up new remote growth, but the main clumps often showed old interior leaves and died out in the center leaving a donut effect. Other plants died off completely on one side for no apparent reason. Growth and overall appearance were not significantly different between irrigation treatments. The only county garden to recommend it was coastal San Diego, and they had to cage it to keep it from rabbit browsing. It just did not prove to be a vigorous spreader or a consistently attractive clumping plant. These results have caused us to question its inclusion on the UC Davis Arboretum All-Stars list.
Basic Info
| Submitted by: | UC Davis Arboretum All-Stars |
| Site(s): | UC Davis |
| Trial Exposure: | Sun |
| Year evaluated: | 2013 |
| Height & Width after 2 years: | 0.6 x 2.9' |
| Reported Height & Width at maturity: | 0.5-1' x .5-1' |
| WUCOLS plant type: | Gc A |
| Water Needs & WUCOLS Region: | Low - Region 2 |
| Mean Overall Appearance rating: (1-5 Scale, 5 is highest) | 3.1 |
| Flowering Months: | November, December, March-May |
Growth and Quality Data
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