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About Candytuft

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Perennial

Origin

Southern Europe, Mediterranean

Types

-

Number of Varieties

220
Rank: 32 (Overall)
0 40000
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Habitat

Maritime Rocks, Stone and Masonry fences and walls

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9-3

Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Cushion/Mound-forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

20.30 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0 3900
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Minimum Width

40.60 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long linear and narrow

Thorns

5% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Fall

Repeat Bloomer

41% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Prune in flowering season, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Any balanced general purpose fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Caterpillars, Slugs, Snails

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

96% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

13% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Edible Fruit

3% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

51% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Fragrant Fruit

6% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

13% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

10% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

40% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Showy Bark

No - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants has it !

Foliage Texture

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

8% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Invasive

5% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Self-Sowing

54% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Attracts

Butterflies

Allergy

Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-

Edible Uses

56% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Environmental Uses

Agroforestry

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Asthma, Bronchitis, Diarrhea

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem

Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant, Used in herbal medicines

Used As Indoor Plant

37% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Used As Outdoor Plant

All - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Alpine, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

IBERIS sempervirens

Common Name

Candytuft

In Hindi

Candytuft

In German

Schleifenblume

In French

candytuft

In Spanish

candytuft

In Greek

candytuft

In Portuguese

ibero

In Polish

candytuft

In Latin

Coleus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Brassicales

Family

Brassicaceae

Genus

Iberis

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

-

Subfamily

-

Number of Species

50
Rank: 100 (Overall)
1 27800
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Properties of Candytuft

Want to know the properties of Candytuft? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Candytuft is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Skin irritation. Candytuft Benefits are as follows:

  • Medicinal use: Asthma, Bronchitis and Diarrhea

  • Part of plant used: Leaves, Root, Seeds and Stem

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Candytuft Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Candytuft. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Candytuft physical information is as follows: 20.30 cm tall and 40.60 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Long linear and narrow. Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color: White
  • Leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Candytuft

Taking Candytuft Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Candytuft include pruning, which should be done Prune in flowering season, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun for its proper growth.

Season and care of Candytuft

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Candytuft is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Candytuft is a very important plant from Perennial Flowers. There are 220 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: -. This plant's habitat is Maritime Rocks and Stone and Masonry fences and walls and it comes in the hardiness zone 5-9. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.