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Common Name: | Iberis |
| Scientific Name: | Candytuft | |
| Family: | Brassicaceae / Cruciferae | |
| Origin: | Crimea, E. Europe, N. Africa, Cyprus, Syria, N. Iraq, Turkey, Caucasus | |
| Leaves: | alternate, linear to obovate, entire to pinnatisect |
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| Flowers: | the inflorescences are corymbs or racemes of sometimes flagrant, white, occassionally purple, pink or red flowers, 1 cm across, each with 4 petals, one pair usually larger than the other |
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| Light: | full sun |
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| Soil: | poor to moderately fertile, moist but well-drained, neutral to alkaline |
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| Fertilizer: | not needed if soil if soil is fertile |
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| Air humidity: | normal |
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| Watering: | freely |
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| Transplanting: | not necessary |
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| Dimensions: | depend on pruning for the subshrtub varieties |
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| Propagation: | sow seed of annuals in spring or autumn; sow seed of perennials and subshrubs in containers in a cold frame in autumn; root soft-wood cuttings in late spring or semi-ripe cuttings in summer |
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| Life: | annuals or short-lived perennials |
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| Pests and diseases: | susceptible of clibroot, may be attacked by slugs and snails and occasionally by caterpillars |
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| Species and varieties: | I. amara - annual, purplish white or white flowers |
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| Tips: | grow annual candytuft as bedding, at the front of borders or in containers; grow perennials ans subshrubs in a rock gardens or in walls |
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| Hardness: | fully hardy to frost hardy |
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