perennial candytuft
Iberis sempervirens
RHS Plants for Pollinators
USDA zones3 to 8
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size6 to 12 inches tall6 to 18 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- White
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Perennial candytuft (Iberis sempervirens) is a perennial for borders, rock gardens, containers, and ground cover. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun and average to moist soil of most types. It stays evergreen and forms a dense mat of green leaves with white flowers in spring and again in summer. Butterflies, bees, and birds visit it. Deer and rabbits tend to browse other plants first.
Pairs well with Spiked speedwell, Picture tulip, and Blonde Ambition blue grama.
Native range
Europe, Middle East, Africa, East Aegean Is., and 3 more places. See all 7
Europe, Middle East, Africa, East Aegean Is., Kriti, NW. Balkan Pen., and Türkiye.