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Site Characteristics
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Sunlight:
Part shade is OK in warm climates.
Soil conditions:
- tolerates droughty soil
- requires well-drained soil
- tolerates low fertility
Thrives in poor, droughty, sandy soils. Without excellent drainage, may rot and be short-lived.
Hardiness zones:
May be hardy in Zone 2.
Special locations:
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Plant Traits
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Lifecycle:
perennial
Ease-of-care:
easy
Height:
0.5 to 1 feet
Spread:
1 to 2 feet
Can spread indefinitely by underground runners.
Bloom time:
Flower color:
white
The flowers are silvery white and star-like.
Foliage color:
Leaves are silvery gray.
Foliage texture:
medium
Shape:
spreading mass
Shape in flower:
same as above
Wiry stems with as many as 15 flowers rise above the foliage, looking like mounds of snow.
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Special Considerations
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Special characteristics:
- deer resistant
- aggressive
- This plant spreads rapidly and can easily engulf and choke out more delicate alpines and rock garden plants.
- non-invasive
- not native to North America
- Native to Europe.
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