Solved Super White Perennial ID ? - Candy Tuft (Iberis sempervirens)

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  1. HarryS

    HarryS Eternally Optimistic Gardener

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    We have this plant in our garden , since we moved here 10 years ago. It flowers every April /May with these lovely brilliant white trailing flowers. The flowers almost glow as the light fades . Its probably very common but I don't have a clue what it is . any ideas GC?

    TIA
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    Iberis sempervirens maybe?
     
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    • pete

      pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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      candy tuft?
      I always cut it back quite hard after flowering, it keeps it compact.
       
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      • Spruce

        Spruce Glad to be back .....

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        Hi H

        "Iberis"
        sempervirens
        Perennial candytuft
         
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        • Madahhlia

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          Comes very easily from cuttings! As you say, very easy, an old-fashioned rockery plant that could look stunning in various situations. I'd like to see it massed at the top of a wall, for example, or trailing from a big high pot. It's evergreen as well, though does get leggy eventually.
           
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            Thanks all , thats the one ! :dbgrtmb:
            As you say Madahhlia , it roots really easy . Just pulled a few stems out last year and stuck them in another plot, and off they go ! I'll cut mine back after flowering to keep it compact , now that is a low maintenance plant 5 minutes every 10 years !
             
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