Is Perennial Candytuft deer resistant?
Iberis sempervirens
Plant typePerennialHardinessZones 3–8LightFull sunMature height6–12 inBloomSpring and Summer
MaintenanceLow, mostly leave it alone
About Perennial Candytuft
Evergreen dark foliage smothered in white for weeks in spring. Shear it back by a third immediately after flowering, every year without exception, or it opens into a bare woody centre that will not recover. Needs sharp drainage and dislikes winter wet.
Soil and care
- Soil pH
- 6 to 7.5
- Drainage
- Well drained
- Water
- Low
- Spacing
- 12 to 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Maintenance
- Low
Similar to Perennial Candytuft
Other perennials with the same deer rating.
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- AsparagusAsparagus officinalisZones 2–9Seldom damaged
- AsterAster sp.Zones 3–8, genus rangeSeldom damaged
- AstilbeAstilbe x arendsiiZones 3–8Seldom damaged
- Baby's BreathGypsophila sp.Zones 3–9, genus rangeSeldom damaged
- BastardsageEriogonum wrightiiZones 5–10Seldom damaged
Where Perennial Candytuft grows
Hardy across most of these 50 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
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Hardy in these zones
Common questions about Perennial Candytuft
- Is Perennial Candytuft deer resistant?
- Perennial Candytuft (Iberis sempervirens) is rated Seldom Severely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Light browsing at worst; rarely ruined.
- What hardiness zones does Perennial Candytuft grow in?
- Perennial Candytuft is hardy in USDA zones 3 to 8. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat.
- Does Perennial Candytuft grow in shade?
- No. Perennial Candytuft wants full sun and will grow thin and flop in shade.
- How big does Perennial Candytuft get?
- Mature height is roughly 6–12 in. Growth rate is moderate.