About
Chaenostoma cordatum 'Snowflake' is a perennial that exhibits a trailing growth habit. It features small, ovate leaves with serrated edges and produces clusters of white flowers that bloom throughout the summer and into autumn.
About the genus
Chaenostoma comprises a compact group of annuals, evergreen perennials, and small evergreen shrubs or subshrubs, all originating from South Africa. This genus is commonly utilized in bedding schemes, container gardening, hanging baskets, and greenhouse displays. The leaves can exhibit various shapes, including elliptic, toothed, lobed, or scalloped, with colors ranging from light to dark green. Flowering occurs from summer into autumn, producing blooms that are white, light mauve, or blue.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H2
Plant details
- Plant type
- Bedding
- Habit
- Trailing
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- Up to 10 cm
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 1-2 years
- Suggested uses
- Patio and container plants
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Best grown in fertile, moist but well-drained soil in sun or partial shade. Can be used as a trailing plant in baskets and containers
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by layering
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to aphids
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free