Candytuft

Iberis taurica

Plant Details:

Plant Type: Perennial
Plant Family: Brassicaceae
Plant Description: A diminutive rock garden plant. It makes a small mound of dark green foliage with white blooms, at time tinged with lavender purple.

Maintenance:

Maintenance Type: Perennial - Evergreen
Plant Care: Perennial - Evergreen (soft-stemmed plants that keep their leaves and color during winter): Remove spent blooms to promote rebloom later. To avoid winter stress, wait until spring to identify what portions of the plant are still alive and then remove the rest.

Plant Attributes:

Mature Size: 6" tall x 12" wide
Utah Native: No
Plant Select: No
Pollinator Friendly: Yes
Localscapes: Infill Plant
Foliage Interest: No
Foliage Colors: Dark Green, Green
Bloom Colors: White, Lavender
Bloom Seasons: Late Spring
Bloom Period: May - Jun

Growing Conditions:

Hardiness Zone: 5 to 10
Light Requirement: Full Sun (6+ hrs sun)
Irrigation Requirement:     Low (1/2" every 10-14 days)
Salt Tolerant: Unknown
Deer Resistant: Yes

Garden Location:

  • Neighborhood Landscapes
    • Traditional Yet Thrifty
  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Fall
  • Winter