| Description | A compact, mounding Candytuft prized for its spectacular display of white flowers. |
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| Pronunciation | (eye-BEER-is)(sem-per-VY-renz) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| 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 that branches 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 | fiborous |
| Dimensions | 6-8 inches tall by 10-15 inches wide, space 12 inches on center, forms compact cushion |
| Maintenance | Sheared back about 50% after flowering to help maintain a compact plant. Winter damage can occur if a blanket of snow does not protect them in the winter |
| Propagation | seeds, softwood cuttings, crown division |
| 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. |
| Cultivar Origin | Introduced by the Jelitto Seed Company (Germany) in 2002. |
| 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) |
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