Is Annual Candytuft deer resistant?
Iberis umbellata
Plant typeAnnualHardinessGrown as an annual, any zoneLightFull sunMature height12–18 inBloomSpring
MaintenanceLow, mostly leave it alone
About Annual Candytuft
Quick from direct sowing and flowers in about ten weeks. Unlike the perennial candytuft it is finished by midsummer, so sow a second batch in June.
Soil and care
- Soil pH
- 6 to 7.5
- Drainage
- Well drained
- Water
- Moderate
- Spacing
- 8 to 10 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Low
Similar to Annual Candytuft
Other annuals with the same deer rating.
- Annual SalviaSalvia splendensGrown as an annual, any zoneSeldom damaged
- Annual VerbenaVerbena x hybridaGrown as an annual, any zoneSeldom damaged
- Bachelor's ButtonsCentaurea cyanusGrown as an annual, any zoneSeldom damaged
- BasilOcimum basilicumGrown as an annual, any zoneSeldom damaged
- BorageBorago officinalisGrown as an annual, any zoneSeldom damaged
- California PoppyEschscholzia californicaGrown as an annual, any zoneSeldom damaged
Where Annual Candytuft grows
Hardy across most of these 51 states on zone range alone. Mountain and coastal areas sit outside the ranges used here, so check your own zone before ordering.
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
- New York
- Connecticut
- Massachusetts
- Virginia
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Wisconsin
- Ohio
- Indiana
- Illinois
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Tennessee
- Georgia
- Texas
- Colorado
- California
- Oregon
- Washington
- New Hampshire
- Vermont
- Maine
- Rhode Island
- Delaware
- West Virginia
- Kentucky
- South Carolina
- Florida
- Alabama
- Mississippi
- Louisiana
- Arkansas
- Oklahoma
- Kansas
- Nebraska
- Iowa
- North Dakota
- South Dakota
- Montana
- Wyoming
- Idaho
- Utah
- Nevada
- Arizona
- New Mexico
- Alaska
- District of Columbia
- Hawaii
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Hardy in these zones
Common questions about Annual Candytuft
- Is Annual Candytuft deer resistant?
- Annual Candytuft (Iberis umbellata) is rated Seldom Severely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Light browsing at worst; rarely ruined.
- What hardiness zones does Annual Candytuft grow in?
- Annual Candytuft is hardy in USDA zones 2 to 11. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat.
- Does Annual Candytuft grow in shade?
- No. Annual Candytuft wants full sun and will grow thin and flop in shade.
- How big does Annual Candytuft get?
- Mature height is roughly 12–18 in. Growth rate is fast.