Iberis gibraltarica 'Lavish'
Evergreen Candytuft 'Lavish'
Iberis can be annuals, perennials or sub-shrubs. They have narrow leaves, and flowers, often mildly scented, in white, pink or purple shades. It is often used as ground cover and is great in rockeries or along walls. 'Lavish' has a long flowering season with mildly fragrant lavender flowers on robust plants from late Spring. Iberis can be annuals, perennials or sub-shrubs. They have narrow leaves, and flowers, often mildly scented, in white, pink or purple shades. It is often used as ground cover and is great in rockeries or along walls.
Contributed by @robbiec
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Full sun to partial shade
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Very little water
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Light and free draining
Common name
Evergreen Candytuft 'Lavish'
Latin name
Iberis gibraltarica 'Lavish'
type
Herbaceous Perennials
family
Brassicaceae
ph
7.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Soil
Light and free draining
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
0.40 M
0.30 M
Iberis gibraltarica 'Lavish'
Iberis can be annuals, perennials or sub-shrubs. They have narrow leaves, and flowers, often mildly scented, in white, pink or purple shades. It is often used as ground cover and is great in rockeries or along walls. 'Lavish' has a long flowering season with mildly fragrant lavender flowers on robust plants from late Spring. Iberis can be annuals, perennials or sub-shrubs. They have narrow leaves, and flowers, often mildly scented, in white, pink or purple shades. It is often used as ground cover and is great in rockeries or along walls.
Planting Outdoors spring
From Mid Spring TO Late Spring
Plant out into a sunny site and water in. Grows well in poor soils. Looks good in rock gardens or in walls.
Propagation by cuttings
From Mid Summer TO Early Autumn
Semi hard wood cuttings are taken from the current years growth from late summer to mid autumn the bottom of the cuttings is hard and soft on the top. With a sharp knife take a cutting of about 14cms, remove lowest leaves, dip end into rooting hormone, and place round the edge of a pot filled with a suitable compost, water well, they must remain moist till rooted, place under glass but in semi shade.
Flowering
From Early Spring TO Early Autumn
Flowers appear from early Spring through Summer, and some will re-bloom in early Autumn
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