Candytuft ‘Pinnacle White’

Iberis odorata

Features

  • Dryable
  • Easy to grow
  • Foliage & Filler
  • Medium producer

Description

Candytuft is commonly grown as a bedding plant, but this special cut flower variety boasts tall stems and airy sprays of white blossoms. A cold hardy annual, this late spring to early summer bloomer makes a wonderful bouquet addition. After flowers have dropped their petals, they leave behind the most beautiful whorls of green seedpods that can be used either fresh or dried.

Details

Plant type: hardy annual
Height: 20 to 30 in
Site: full sun
Days to maturity: 90 days
Plant spacing: 9 to 12 in
Pinch: not necessary

Seed Sowing & Growing Notes

Start seed indoors in trays 4 to 6 weeks before last frost; transplant out after all danger of frost has passed.

Harvesting/Vase Life

Harvest when one-quarter to one-third of the florets on a stem are open. A beautiful, airy filler, but has an unpleasant smell. Expect a vase life of 7 days. Seed heads can be dried and used indefinitely. To dry, hang freshly cut stems upside down in a warm, dark place for 2 to 3 weeks or until they are firm to the touch.

Details

Description

Candytuft is commonly grown as a bedding plant, but this special cut flower variety boasts tall stems and airy sprays of white blossoms. A cold hardy annual, this late spring to early summer bloomer makes a wonderful bouquet addition. After flowers have dropped their petals, they leave behind the most beautiful whorls of green seedpods that can be used either fresh or dried.

Details

Plant type: hardy annual
Height: 20 to 30 in
Site: full sun
Days to maturity: 90 days
Plant spacing: 9 to 12 in
Pinch: not necessary

Seed Sowing & Growing Notes

Start seed indoors in trays 4 to 6 weeks before last frost; transplant out after all danger of frost has passed.

Harvesting/Vase Life

Harvest when one-quarter to one-third of the florets on a stem are open. A beautiful, airy filler, but has an unpleasant smell. Expect a vase life of 7 days. Seed heads can be dried and used indefinitely. To dry, hang freshly cut stems upside down in a warm, dark place for 2 to 3 weeks or until they are firm to the touch.

Sources

How to Grow

How to Grow

How to Start Flowers from Seed
Fabulous Foliages and Fillers
Easy-to-grow Hardy Annuals
Grasses, Grains, and Pods
Discovering Dried Flowers
How to Start Flowers from Seed
Fabulous Foliages and Fillers
Easy-to-grow Hardy Annuals
Grasses, Grains, and Pods
Discovering Dried Flowers

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