| Description | A compact cultivar of the perennial Candytuft. |
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| Pronunciation | (eye-BEER-is) (sem-per-VY-renz) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 3-8 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, dry |
| Soil & Site | needs to be grown in well drained soils |
| Flowers | small white flowers, borne on an inflorescence that branch off a lateral axis, a heavy bloom in the spring |
| Leaves | green, linear, opposite, entire and evergreen |
| Stems | a sub shrub becoming woody at the base |
| Roots | fibrous |
| Dimensions | 8 inches tall |
| Maintenance | May need to be sheared back about 50% after flowering. This will help to maintain a compact plant. Winter damage can occur if a blanket of snow does not protect them in the winter |
| Propagation | cuttings |
| 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. Sempervirens 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) |
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