Iberis umbellata
| Iberis umbellata | |
| Light: |  |
| Moisture: |   |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 1' |
| Width: | 1' |
| Speed: | Fast |
| Blooms: | Late Spring-Early Fall |
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| Shelter | |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Iberis umbellata (common name: candytuft)
Propagation: Seed - sow spring in situ for summer flowering or late summer in situ for a spring flowering[1]. The seed germinates within 3 weeks.
Cultivation: Easily grown in a good, well-drained ordinary garden soil in a sunny position[2]. Prefers a calcareous soil but tolerates mildly acid soils[2]. Succeeds in poor soils[1] and on dry walls[2].
A very ornamental plant[2]. A fast-growing plant[3]. Do not grow the plants too close together[2].
A good butterfly, moth and bee plant[4][5].
Range: S. Europe.
Habitat: Bushy and rocky places on calcareous soils[6].
Pollinators: Bees, lepidoptera
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ Brickell, Christopher. The RHS Gardener's Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers. Dorling Kindersley Publishers, 1990.
- ↑ Carter, David. Butterflies and Moths in Britain and Europe. Pan, 1982.
- ↑ International Bee Research Association. Garden Plants Valuable to Bees. International Bee Research Association, 1981.
- ↑ Tutin, Tom et al.. Flora Europaea. Cambridge University Press, 1964.