Iberis sempervirens 'Little Gem'
Common name: 
Little Gem Evergreen Candytuft
Pronunciation: 
i-BEE-ris sem-per-VI-renz
Family: 
Brassicaceae
Genus: 
Type: 
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon: 
No
  • Evergreen ground cover, dwarf, 6 × 12 inches (15 × 30cm), somewhat smaller flowers, leaves smaller and finer texture than the species.
  • Sun.  Shear lightly after bloom to stimulate growth.
  • Hardy to USDA Zone 4
  • Oregon State Univ. campus: northeast Pharmacy
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  • plant habit, after flowering

    plant habit, after flowering

  • plant habit, flowering

    plant habit, flowering

  • plant habit, after flowering

    plant habit, after flowering