Cerastium alpinum

Cerastium alpinum, commonly called alpine mouse-ear or alpine chickweed, is a mat-forming perennial plant. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. It is native to Greenland, Canada and northern Europe. It is grown as a rock garden subject for its many small white flowers and silver haired stems and foliage. There are three subspecies.

Characteristics

Plant Type

Herb

Life Cycle

Annual, Biennial, Perennial

Genus

Cerastium

Family

Caryophyllaceae

Hardiness Zone

7-9

Mature Height

30 cm to 46 cm

Mature Spread

25 cm to 46 cm

Leaf Color

Green, Gray, Silver

Leaf Type

Deciduous

Flower Color

White

Flower Size

0.51 cm to 0.51 cm

Bloom Time

Mid spring, Late spring, Early summer

Planting Time

Winter, Spring

Harvest Time

Late spring, Early summer, Mid summer

Native Area

Sri Lanka, Libya, Somalia, Egypt, Turkey, Sweden, India, Austria, Slovakia, Montenegro, Pakistan, Slovenia, Morocco, Croatia, Yemen, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Russia, Iraq, Germany, Indonesia, Iceland, Estonia, Romania, Belgium, Moldova, Portugal, Nepal, Saudi Arabia, Netherlands, France, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Poland, Armenia, Greece, Ukraine, Serbia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Norway, China, Afghanistan, Syria, Italy, Kazakhstan, Spain, Switzerland, Denmark, Mongolia, Bhutan, Iran, Albania, Ireland, United Kingdom, Hungary, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan

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