Alexander perennial candytuft
Iberis sempervirens 'Alexander'
USDA zones3 to 8
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Sizeup to 9 inches tall
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- White
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Alexander' perennial candytuft (Iberis sempervirens 'Alexander') is a perennial for borders, rock gardens, and containers. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It forms a dense, evergreen mound up to 9 inches tall, and white flowers appear in early to late spring and again in early to late summer. Deer and rabbits tend to browse other plants first.
Pairs well with Thalia daffodil, China Town tulip, and Blonde Ambition blue grama.