Candytuft

Iberis linifolia

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Botanical name
Iberis linifolia
Also known as
Candytuft
Family
Brassicaceae
Genus
Iberis
Reference
World Flora Online

How to grow Candytuft

We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.

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Other names for this plant

These names have all been used for Iberis linifolia but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.

Biauricula linifolia Crucifera divaricata Iberis collina Iberis deflexifolia Iberis delphinensis Iberis durandii Iberis intermedia subsp. boppardensis Iberis intermedia subsp. dunalii Iberis lamottii Iberis linifolia subsp. boppardensis Iberis maialis Iberis polita Iberis soyerii Iberis tenuifolia Iberis villarsii

Others in Iberis

Iberis amara
Wild Candytuft
Iberis aurosica
Iberis balansae
Iberis bernardiana
Iberis halophila
Iberis pinnata
Iberis atlantica
Iberis aurosica subsp. aurosica

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