Iberis x hybrida Mermaid ‘Lavender’

Iberis x hybrida Mermaid 'Lavender' is a candytuft with deep lavender flowers.

Iberis x hydrida Mermaid ‘Lavender’ is a floriferous candytuft that produces deep lavender blooms on compact mounds or mats 12 inches high and 14 or more inches wide. Blooms from late spring to early summer on top of narrow, dark, evergreen foliage. Use as an edger along paths or in the perennial border, in mixed beds, spilling from containers and over retaining walls, and in the rock or xeriscape garden. Pollinator attractor.

Common Name:  Candytuft

Family:  Brassicaceae (The Mustard Family)

Zone Hardiness:  6-9

Light:  Part Shade Part Sun

Height:  8-12"

Width:  8-12"

Primary Bloom Colour:  Purple

Secondary Bloom Colour:  Pink

Class:  Evergreen

Type:  Perennial

Bloom Time:  Spring - Summer

Soil Moisture:  Average, Dry

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Fragrance:  No

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Benefits:  Butterflies Bees

Deer Resistant:  Unknown

BC Native:  No

Native Habitat:  Open sites in free-draining calcareous soil.

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