Iberis x hybrida Mermaid 'Lavender' is a candytuft with deep lavender flowers.
Description:
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
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits: Butterflies, Bees
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Open sites in free-draining calcareous soil.
Award:
Geogrpahical Origin: Miscellaneous - Garden Origin
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