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Alexander's White Candytuft

Iberis sempervirens 'Alexanders White'

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Planting & Care

Where to Plant

  • Sunlight: Give this plant full sun, meaning at least six hours of direct light per day for the best floral display. While it tolerates very light shade, too much shade causes the stems to stretch and become leggy rather than forming a tight mat.
  • Soil: Excellent drainage is non-negotiable for Candytuft, as wet feet will quickly lead to root rot. If you are working with heavy clay soil, amend it heavily with compost or grit, or consider planting in a rock garden or raised bed where water moves through freely.

Watering Requirements

Keep the soil consistently moist but not soggy during the first growing season to help the roots establish deep into the soil. Once established, Alexander's White Candytuft is quite drought-tolerant and prefers to dry out slightly between waterings; inconsistent watering in extreme heat may cause the edges of the foliage to brown.

Pruning Tips

Shear the plant back by about one-third immediately after the blooms fade in late spring. This "haircut" prevents the center of the plant from becoming woody and bare, forcing new, dense foliage that keeps the mound tidy year-round. Since this plant blooms on growth from the previous year, avoid pruning late in the season or you will remove next year's flower buds.

Fertilizer Needs

Apply a general-purpose, slow-release fertilizer in early spring just as you see new growth emerging. Avoid high-nitrogen fertilizers later in the season, as these encourage lush, soft growth that is susceptible to winter damage and makes the plant flop open.

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Description

White clouds of charming blooms on Alexander's White Candytuft (Iberis sempervirens 'Alexander's White') will blanket your landscape in gleaming brightness! The carpets of white bloom throughout the spring on long-lasting, flat-topped clusters.

Densely packed, flat clusters of pure-white flowers smother this ground-hugging, spreading, and mounding plant. The butterflies will adore these blooms and honeybees swarming the white flower clusters. As the flowers bloom from the outside in, the stems elongate as the center florets continue to flower.

The mounds of foliage are fine-textured and have a wonderful green backdrop to highlight the flowers! Growing only 6-8 inches high but spreading to around a foot, these carpet-forming perennials fit into any sized garden as easy-care, low-maintenance finishing touches!

How to Use Alexander's White Candytuft In The Landscape

The charming white clusters of this groundcover shine in the sun. Naturalizing sunny slopes and hard-to-mow areas edges, these lovelies act as clean, finishing touches to your perennial and mixed shrub borders is this plant's specialty! Save work and eliminate erosion by planting these where the rain washes away soil.

Candytuft looks lovely rambling around your Rock Garden, defining walkways as a low-growing edging and filler plant. Evergreen in zone 8's warmer winters, Candytuft provides 4 seasons of interest! Plant between crevices in rock walls or let spill over the tops of retaining walls. Pot up in your containers and planters for drifts of white spilling over the edges! Try planting around the base of plants as a skirt in the garden to highlight an ornamental flowering tree or use as living mulch around the base of your prized Rose.

  • Carpets of White Flower Clusters
  • Green Fine Foliage
  • Evergreen Leaves in Warmer Climates
  • Low Spreading Groundcover

#ProPlantTips For Care

Alexander's White loves the full sun! These herbaceous perennials soak up the rays in medium moisture soil and well-drained soils. Thriving in most conditions throughout USDA 3 to 8, and even tolerating poor-quality, rocky soil. Profuse bloomers that are also drought-tolerant once established, Candytufts benefit from protection from snowpack or add a few evergreen boughs in late fall in those cold zones to protect from winter exposure. They also appreciate mulch to insulate the roots from the cold. Prune back after flowering by a third to encourage a rebloom in the fall and encourage new growth.

  • Full Sun
  • Thrives in Most Well-Drained Soil Types
  • Low Moisture Xeric Needs Once Established
  • Rabbit, Deer & Drought Tolerant
  • Poor, Rocky Conditions

Blanket your landscape in snow-white blooms of Alexander's White Candytuft for snowdrifts in summer! Order today at NatureHills.com!

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