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Iberis sempervirens - Candytuft
Family Brassicaceae
Botanical Name Iberis sempervirens
Common Name Candytuft
Size 6 - 12" tall by 3 - 4' spread.
Hardiness Zone 4 - 8(9)
Culture Well-drained soil; pH adaptable; sun or shade.
Ornamental Value Evergreen foliage, showy white blooms in spring.
Landscape Use As a ground cover, cascading over walls, in mixed borders.
Key Identifying Characteristics Leaves are alternate, simple, evergreen, 1/2 - 2" long, linear-oblong; round, papery seed pods persist.
Notable Cultivars 'Snowflake' blooms in spring and fall.
Campus Location Ag: Turf Wheel
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