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Spring–Summer
Snow-in-Summer
Cerastium tomentosum
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Green & Freshfaintclean
SeasonSpring–Summer
OriginItaly, Sicily
IntensityVery Faint
LifespanPerennial
About This Flower
Green & Fresh · Spring–Summer bloomer
Snow-in-summer creates a silvery carpet of woolly leaves topped by a blizzard of small white star flowers in spring and early summer, spilling over walls and banks with cheerful simplicity.
Symbolism & Meaning
simplicity, honesty
In the Victorian language of flowers, snow-in-summer means “Simplicity and honesty”.
Habitat & Environment
Italy, Sicily
Snow-in-Summer is native to Italy, Sicily.
Quick Reference
- Scientific NameCerastium tomentosum
- FamilyCaryophyllaceae
- Native ToItaly, Sicily
- Bloom SeasonSpring–Summer
- LifespanPerennial
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