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Candytuft
Iberis sempervirens
Candytuft is a medium-growing perennial, hardy in USDA zones 3-8, that matures to about 0.5-1 ft × 0.5-1.5 ft. It does best in full sun with medium water needs in well-drained and moist soil. Expect yellow, pink and white blooms in spring. It attracts butterflies and songbirds, stands up well to deer, drought and rabbits, grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 3-8
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 0.5-1 ft × 0.5-1.5 ft
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Bloom color
- Yellow, Pink, White
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Attracts
- Butterflies, Songbirds
- Tough against
- Deer, Drought, Rabbits, Salt
- Native to
- Southern Europe
Freeze survival
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