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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 8-10 inches
Plant Spread: 12-18 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Uses: Groundcover
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Drought tolerant
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Evergreen Candytuft

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Location: Iowa
Date: 2019-04-25
Location: Iowa
Location: Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 4-2008
My Yard
Location: Iowa
Location: Iowa
Date: 2017-04-26
Location: Iowa
Date: 2018-05-08
Location: Garden next to Smithsonian, DC, Virginia | May, 2022
Date: 2022-05-28
Location: My garden in N E Pa. 
Date: 2017-05-15
Location: Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 4-2008
My Yard
Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2008-05-06
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Date: 2012-04-11
Young plants in bloom.
Location: Indiana  Zone 5
Date: 2012-05-07
Location: Illinois State University Horticulture Center, Normal, IL
Date: 2012-09-07
Taken at the Illinois State University Hortiuculture Center
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2012-04-01
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2012-04-01
Location: Pembroke, GA
Date: 2014-01-23
Photo courtesy of Santa Rosa Gardens. Used with permission.

Date: 2012-04-16

Date: 2012-04-16
Location: Pleasant Grove, Utah
Date: 2012-03-30
Location: Pleasant Grove, Utah
Date: 2012-03-30
Location: Kalama, Wa
Date: 2010-05-01
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