Iberis umbellata 'Dwarf Fairyland Mixed' (Mix)

#wildlifewednesday butterflies and bees really enjoying the Candytuft

#exoskeletal

Lovely photo David 💜

@juliesgarden thank you Julie….. I was surprised it let me get so close with my iPad!

Definitely , I usually end up running round the garden trying 😂😂

It’s a dull day but the Candytuft sparkles in the gloom🤩

Very pretty 🤗

@godfreye thank you Enid 👍

Candytuft decided to appear in the middle of the pinks

Self-seeded with a bit of help from me shaking the dried seed heads here last autumn. One of my faves, but rarely see it on gt! Flowers right through the summer too🤠

@columbiariver it showed up self seeded a couple of years ago and just keeps giving Laura😃

Guess where I shook some Candytuft seeds from the dried plants last autumn😃

I love that!

Fabulous display 💜💜💜

Oooh so lovely 💕💕💕💜💜

@Mary200631 @midnightgardener @anges thanks..... I must do the same this autumn, and with other similar self seeders too!

I do the same thing with Forget me nots 🙂

Love the detail in Candytuft..... like lots of tiny separate flowers

Very cute

Always look like lots of tiny butterflies to me 😂 very pretty 😍

Beauty

#selfseeded shook the seeds from the dried Candytuft plant on this bare patch in October..... hope they are hardy enough to survive any frosts!

Another surprise with what I assume are the little seed heads emerging from this simple plant.

I've got these for the first time this year but I've not seen these yet, how interesting 😊😊

#white Candytuft looking so good now

Great little plant 7.6.18

So impressed with finding out this is just Candytuft.... taken another shot as close as I can get with my iPad! I must get a camera that can Bluetooth to pad. Any recommendations?

Maybe @rachelbrooks can help. Her photos are amazing 👍 @Davidward

@jacaranda thank you Barbara. Rachel is indeed a great photographer, but I suspect that it is mainly down to her great skill and having the eye of an artist! @rachelbrooks 😇

#plantid Does anyone recognise this flower..... the head of flowers is less than an inch wide and stands about 1 foot tall. @icedance is this the one that beats you Sam?

Lantana?

Looks like IBERIS/CANDYTUFT David 👍💜😊

Candy tuft

Yep my guess goes to Iberis David @flof1952 🌸👍

@KariSamuel @flof1952 @carolgs @icedance thank you for you help. I’ve not seen a close up before of this gorgeous little critter, and I see it likes soil on the alkaline side, so not seen it in my acid gardens. I’m gonna have to try harder than that to catch you out Sam x

It's beautiful 💕

Yesssss, I did know that one! 😣 Sometimes it takes a village to identify! 👭👫👬 😚 @flof1952 @carolgs @icedance 😚 Enjoy this great app with fun and friendly folks who are so knowledgeable, David. 🤗

Lol well if it’s any consolation I was completely stumped at work the other day, We all were ! It will happen David x

@Hayleyaj Thanks Hayley..... the more you look the more you see!

@icedance well I’m going to have to keep on trying then Sam x

Oh indeed. I love taking photos of my blooms and have converted some macro ones to canvas on my bedroom wall. The detail of flowers is even more amazing close up 😍