About Perennial Candytuft

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Perennial

Origin

Southern Europe, Mediterranean

Types

Number of Varieties

Rank: 97 (Overall)

0 40000

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Habitat

Dry areas, roadside embankments, Stony hillsides

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

15.20 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)

0 3900

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Minimum Width

25.40 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

Linear

Thorns

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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

Repeat Bloomer

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41% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

reseeds, Softwood cuttings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep the Soil well drained

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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96% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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13% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Edible Fruit

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3% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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51% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Fragrant Fruit

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6% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

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13% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

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10% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

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40% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Showy Bark

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No - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants has it !

Foliage Texture

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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8% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Invasive

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5% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Self-Sowing

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54% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Attracts

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Allergy

Diarrhea, Nausea

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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56% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Asthma, Bronchitis, Gout, Rheumatism

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root, Stem

Other Uses

useful as a ground cover

Used As Indoor Plant

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37% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

IBERIS sempervirens 'Purity'

Common Name

Perennial candytuft

In Hindi

Perennial candytuft

In German

Perennial candytuft

In French

candytuft Perennial

In Spanish

candytuft perenne

In Greek

πολυετείς candytuft

In Portuguese

candytuft perennial

In Polish

Wieloletnia candytuft

In Latin

annos suffruticosum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Brassicales

Family

Brassicaceae

Genus

Iberis

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

Rank: 100 (Overall)

1 27800

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Properties of Perennial Candytuft

Want to know the properties of Perennial 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. Perennial 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 Diarrhea and Nausea. Perennial Candytuft Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: Asthma, Bronchitis, Gout and Rheumatism

Part of plant used: Leaves, Root 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.

Perennial Candytuft Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Perennial 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. Perennial Candytuft physical information is as follows: 15.20 cm tall and 25.40 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Linear. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: White

Leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Perennial Candytuft

Taking Perennial 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 Perennial Candytuft include pruning, which should be done 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 Perennial Candytuft

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Perennial Candytuft is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Perennial Candytuft is a very important plant from Perennial Flowers. There are 15 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: -. This plant's habitat is Dry areas, roadside embankments and Stony hillsides 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.