Iberis
Candytuft
- Height × spread
- 0.15m – 0.4m × 0.2m – 0.6m
- Position
- Full sun
Availability
Generally available in Spring & Summer
Many plants are seasonal. Call 01234 567890 to check current stock.
About this plant
There are around 30 species of these and there are annual, perennial, and shrub-like varieties. A number of these are popular in gardens and these include some pleasing cultivars. These plants derive from Europe and Mediterranean areas as well as western Asia. They are often used in rock gardens, raised beds or at the front of borders. They generally form low mounded plants, not more than 30 cm in height, often half that. The flowers are carried in domed heads and are coloured white, occasionally pink or purplish shades. They generally flower during April and May. The best known form is probably Iberis sempervirens and its forms. They are all plants for sunny positions in well drained, preferably limey, soil.
- Flower colour
- Pink, Purple, White
- Foliage colour
- Green, Yellow
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Cube, Dome
- Height
- 0.15m – 0.4m
- Spread
- 0.2m – 0.6m
- Season of interest
- Spring, Summer
- Evergreen
- Evergreen
- Garden style
- Seaside garden, Scented garden, Rock garden, Mediterranean garden, Gravel garden, Cottage garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Gravelly soil, Loam (normal), Poor soil, Sandy soil
- Soil pH
- Alkaline, Neutral
- Drainage
- Well drained soil, Dry soil, Drought resistant
- Winter hardiness
- Varies, some are not hardy
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Use for
- Ground cover, Bee attraction, Butterfly attraction
- Hazards
- No
Spring
Spring - late · Outdoors
Feed with slow release fertiliser
Apply a general purpose slow release fertiliser, spreading it around the root area of the plant as it is coming into growth. (Or apply a liquid feed at regular intervals throughout the growing season.)
This is a simple way to provide a nutrient boost as a single annual procedure.
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water in dry periods
Established plants in the ground can cope with 7-10 days of dryness, and shrubs often manage 2 to 3 weeks. Water one section of the garden thoroughly each day rather than a little everywhere. Check plants in pots more often, especially in hot weather.
Planting & general
Planting
Prune young growth after flowering
When the plant has finished flowering, remove the flower and most of the young growth that the plant has made. Leave just around 2 centimetres of young growth on the plant. Don't cut into old wood unless it is diseased or damaged.
Planting
Prune some varieties
Some plants within this genus have additional requirements for pruning. It is best to look up your specific plant, or the species it belongs to for pruning guidance.
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