Iberis umbellata

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Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Read about Iberis umbellata in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Iberis umbellata, Linn. Common Annual Candytuft. Upright, 6-15 in.: lvs. lanceolate, acuminate, lower ones serrate, upper ones entire: fls. in the wild typically purplish, rarely white, in umbels terminating all the main sts.: pods acutely 2-lobed. Italy, Crete, Spain. B.M. 106.—This is the common hardy annual candytuft with colored fls., the colors being more numerous and better fixed than in any other species. Trade names are vars. carminea, carnea, lilacina and dunnettii (I. dunnettii, Hort.), the last being dark purple. vars. rosea, purpurea and alba are advertised abroad, also vars. nana, pumila and hybrida. Tall and dwarf forms of all the colors are procurable. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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