MARIA – a perennial Cerastium (mouse-ear chickweed) distinguished by delicate white flowers with a diameter of 1.5–2 cm and a silver-green foliage surface. The plant spreads quickly, forming a dense carpet of stems 20–25 cm high, making it ideal for covering stone paths, borders, and alpine rockeries.
Cerastium is characterized by high drought tolerance and low soil requirements: it grows excellently even on rocks or poor clay soils. The best conditions are sunny spots with good drainage, although the plant can survive in small pockets between rocks thanks to its hardiness.
Flowering begins in the second year and lasts about a month, starting in May. White flowers create an impressive white cover over the silver foliage, giving the garden elegance and freshness. For decorative compositions, Cerastium is often combined with small-flowered petunias, phlox, lobelia, and alyssum. The plant is propagated by seeds, cuttings, and bush division, allowing for quick replenishment of coverage in case of pruning or overgrowth.
Thus, MARIA is a convenient, drought-tolerant, and decorative plant that fits easily into rock gardens, alpine rockeries, and container compositions thanks to its ability to quickly fill space and create a beautiful white-silver carpet of flowers and leaves.
