Iberis 'Ib2401' ABSOLUTELY AMETHYST candytuft
size/type
low or groundcovering,low perennial
usual height
0,1-0,2m
usual width
0,3-0,4m
leaves
evergreen broadleaf
colour of leaves
flowers
showy
colour of flowers
blooming time
May-June
location
full sun
soil type
any (acidic to alkaline)
soil moisture requirements
dry and sharply drained (xeriscape)
USDA zone (lowest)
4 (down to -34°C)
winter protection
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
categorized
Iberis
Candytuft is a low growing, evergreen perennial, often used as ground-covering plants. ABSOLUTELY AMETHYST is a variety bred by Silvia Hofmann from InnovaPlant GmbH in Gensingen, Germany, in 2004. It is a breakthrough achievement with dark coloured flowers. Patent No. PP23048 was granted in 2012.Description of the plant:
ABSOLUTELY AMETHYST candytuft is a beautiful variety with mauve flowers atop upright, sparsely leaved, 15-20 cm tall stems. They come out from May and bloom until late June or early July. If lightly trimmed after flowering it will make a denser tuft and possibly a weaker flush of flowers in late summer. Leaves are deep green, narrowly lanceolate, evergreen, and rather matte.Candytuft is cultivated in well-drained but moist soil of neutral to alkaline pH. It loves full sun. Like most mat-forming perennials this one, too, will benefit from light trimming after flowering. It will help it remain compact and bushy. This candytuft variety is hardy to about -34 °C (USDA zone 4).
Last update 03-04-2022
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