Candytuft
- Botanical Name
- Iberis sempervirens
- Hardiness
- Zones 3 to 9
- Height
- 6 to 12 inches
- Width
- 24 inches
- Flowers
- Spring: white
- Light
- Full sun (better flowers) to part shade
- Soil
- Well-drained
- Planting & Care
- Divide in spring or fall
- Cut back to 2 inches after flowering to promote growth and prevent opening of center
- Provide winter protection to foliage in colder climates
- Problems
- Club root
- Varieties
- Alexander's White - dense, 8-10"
- Purity - abundant very white flowers, 8"
- Snowmantle - 8", compact
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