snow in summer

A low-growing, mat-forming perennial plant (Cerastium tomentosum) in the pink family Caryophyllaceae, native to the alpine regions of Italy, cultivated as an ornamental groundcover for its silvery-gray woolly foliage and dense masses of starry white flowers that blanket the plant in late spring and early summer.

Australian A tall shrub or small tree (Melaleuca linariifolia) in the myrtle family Myrtaceae, native to eastern Australia, noted for its papery bark and profuse, fluffy clusters of fragrant white blossoms that cover the canopy during summer.