This low-growing perennial is grown for both its pretty summer blooms and its silvery leaves.
However, careful pruning and maintenance are needed to control this sometimes weedy plant.
Snow-in-summer prefers mild temperatures and is salt-tolerant, so it’s a good plant for seaside locations.
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Snow-in-Summer Care Tips
Snow in summer can be temperamental in a less-than-ideal environment.
Prune regularly and watch out for unexpected volunteer sprouts to keep your plant under control.
Light
For the brightest silver foliage, double-check your snow-in-summer getsfull sun.
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Anything less runs the risk of rot, the foliage becomes more gray-green, and the plant gets leggy.
Consider this plant a short-lived perennial oreven an annualif you plan on growing it in a warmer climate.
Pruning
Pruning is crucial tocontrolling the spreadof snow-in-summer.
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Regular trimming also keeps the foliage compact instead of long and leggy.
Snow-in-summer spreads by runners, too, so keep them trimmed to prevent unwanted growth.
Control both of these to minimize issues.
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How to Propagate Snow-in-Summer
As this plant ages, it may die out in the middle.
Remedy the situation with propagation by digging up the plant,dividing it, and replanting it.
Snow-in-summer can be propagated from seeds.
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However, they won’t flower for another year.
Plants range from tiny creeping groundcovers to 30-inch-tall cut flowers.
Zones 3-10
Veronica
Easy and undemanding,veronicas catch the eyein sunny gardens over many months.
Zones 3-11
Yucca
Ayuccain bloom produces spires of large, bird-attracting white flowers in summer and fall.
The evergreen rosettes of stiff, sharply pointed leaves are often variegated with cream or white.
Site away from paths or other places people could be scratched by their sharp leaves.
The most likely reason for a lack of blooms is planting snow-in-summer in the wrong place.
This alpine plant won’t do well in tropical or desert environments.
