Irish wildflowers
Photographs: near Clonakilty, Co. Cork |
Garden Candytuft Iberis umbellata Family: Brassicaceae Flowering May-September. Annual. Garden escape. Various cultivars are available and the 4-petalled flowers can be white, pink, purple, red or mauve. Lance-shaped green leaves. Height to 25cm. Tolerates poor soils and prefers full sun. Occasionally recorded as a garden escape or discard. Similar: Perennial Candytuft, Iberis sempervirens has white flowers |
Garden Candytuft, Iberis umbellata
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