| Description | Purity Candytuft (Iberis sempervirens ) is a low-growing compact Candytuft that becomes covered with white flowers. |
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| Pronunciation | (eye-BEER-is) (sem-per-VY-renz) |
| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy, Site author's observations |
| Hardiness Zone | 3-8 |
| Sunlight | full sun |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | needs to be grown in well drained soils |
| Flowers | small white flowers, borne on an inflorescence ( corymbs) that branch off a lateral axis, a heavy bloom in the spring covering the plant |
| Leaves | green, linear, opposite, entire and evergreen |
| Stems | a sub shrub becoming woody at the base |
| Roots | fibrous |
| Dimensions | 8 inches tall |
| Maintenance | After flowering, it may be necessary to cut back the plant by around 50% in order to keep it tidy. If they aren't protected by a layer of snow in the winter, they may be susceptible to damage. |
| Propagation | Softwood cuttings, crown division, since it is a selection, it may not come true from seeds |
| Native Site | The species plant "Iberis sempervirens" is native to southern Europe and the Mediterranean region. Found growing in open woodlands and on rocky hillsides, often in crevices on exposed rock outcrops. |
| Misc Facts | Iberis is named after the Iberia Peninsula in Spain. Sempervivens refers to the evergreen foliage |
| Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage),#40-Herbaceous Ornamental Plants (Steven Stills), #54-The Well Tended Garden (DiSabato-Aust), #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens website, (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org), "#171- Authors' observations and growing experiences |
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