Description

Iberis sempervirens description

White flowers on a dense, low carpet in the spring.

A pollinator friendly plant including bees.
This is a butterfly friendly plant.
Good for wildlife in general.
A bat friendly plant.
Can tolerate a coastal aspect with a certain amount of salt laden air.

How easy is it to grow:
Good for the front of a border, rockery, tub, or raised bed.
It is easy provided that the soil is well drained.

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Common name: Candytuft.

The best position in the garden:

Requires sun.

What type of soil:

Well drained soil, also tolerates chalky soil.

How much moisture:

Normal, or dryish stony.

Hardiness and, or, lifespan:

Hardy.

Care and maintenance:

When newly planted always keep it watered until the roots have grown down and it is able to find its own moisture.

Size of plant:

Height 30 cm.
Spread 100 cm.

Planting density – to calculate how many plants are required in a planting scheme:

Allow 1 plant per square metre.

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