Re: snow in summer

In a message dated 7/12/02 7:16:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
awarner@charter.net writes:

<< I used to have a fairly large bed of this, cerastum tomentosum, I believe.
 It is a grayish, narrow leafed plant with white flowers in June, spreads
 quite quickly on dryish spots.  The whole bed got overgrown with grass and
 started dying out.  I'd like to move some of it, but I can't find many
 roots. the plant seems to go on forever, but not have obvious roots.  Does
 anyone have suggestions on how to move the plants?  I'd like to do it now,
 probably not the best time--but I can water it.   Judy Warner >>


That is a plant that is easily grown from seed so some new plants might be a 
better idea than salvaging old ones intergrown with grasses.

Also, they can be grown from cuttings.  Cuttings taken from shoots that have 
some new growth and look healthy can get you quite a few new plants.

To keep Cerastium looking good, it needs to be sheared back to the roots 
after blooming and watered in with some water soluble fertilizer.  Growth is 
best in early spring, again in fall.  It does not seem to do much in hot dry 
weather.  This may not be a good time to do the moving.

Most people complain about it being invasive, that word again, and alpine 
gardeners usually wont put the common form with other slower growing plants.  
My experience is the same as you describe. I just grow a new row of them once 
in while.  Younger plants bloom more and are easier to manage.  When healthy 
and in bloom it is a sheet of white and very attractive.

Claire Peplowski
NYS z4

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