Snow Cone perennial candytuft
Iberis sempervirens 'Snow Cone'
USDA zones3 to 8
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Snow Cone' perennial candytuft (Iberis sempervirens 'Snow Cone') 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, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It forms a dense, evergreen mat that blooms in early to late spring and again in early to late summer. Butterflies and birds visit it. Deer and rabbits tend to browse other plants first.
Pairs well with Ice Follies daffodil, Blonde Ambition blue grama, Mugo pine, and Angelique tulip.