General Information

  • Category- Flower
  • Binomial Name-  Iberis Amara
  • Common Names-  Candytuft
  • Spread- 18 inches**
  • Height- 20 inches**
  • Average Production- 50-100 flowers per plant
  • Days to Maturity- 60-75days*

Environmental Requirements

  • Soil-  Well-drained soils
  • Soil pH- 6.0-7.5
  • Soil Moisture- 10%
  • Sun Requirements- Full Sun
  • Best Time to Plant- Early fall (August-September)
  • Temperature range- 15-25 Celsius

Tips to Grow Candytuft

  1. Arrange good quality candytuft seeds.
  2. The soil should be well draining alkaline. Fresh compost should be added to soil at the time of planting.
  3. Select a pot of 8 inches in diameter. Sow the seeds in the soil directly. When seedlings arises, transplant the seedlings.
  4. Liquid cow dung manure is given every 15 days along with compost for better growth.
  5. To keep candytuft looking tidy, you can prune away the top one-third of the foliage after blooming, this will keep them from getting leggy.
  6. Prune them only if you think the stems are getting too woody-looking. Pruning will spawn new, fresh growth.

** The values are standard values but might change a bit.

*To get flowers quickly, the users can buy plants from nursery.

Flowers