{"product_id":"alexanders-white-candytuft-bare-root-plant","title":"Alexander's White Candytuft - Bare Root Plant","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlexander's White is an evergreen candytuft that covers itself in pure white flower clusters from mid to late spring. It is a low, fine-textured selection that tends to bloom early in the candytuft season.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe plant forms a low, spreading mat about 8 to 10 inches tall and 1 to 2 feet wide, with narrow dark green leaves that stay green through winter. It is drought tolerant once established, and it is ideal for edging, rock walls, the cracks between paving stones, or as a small-scale groundcover.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat it looks like\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNarrow, glossy, dark green evergreen leaves about 1 to 1½ inches long line short, woody-based stems. In mid to late spring, flat-topped clusters of small, pure white, four-petaled flowers cover the plant so thickly that the foliage is almost hidden. The plant forms a low, spreading, cushion-like mound about 8 to 10 inches tall and 12 to 24 inches wide. After bloom it remains a neat dark green mat. At peak it looks like a thick white blanket spilling over edges and stones.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGrowing it with lavender\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCandytuft likes the same sun and sharp drainage as lavender, and its white spring carpet makes a clean edging in front of lavender, blooming weeks before the lavender opens and staying evergreen after.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCare\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrow in full sun in well-drained soil, from lean to average; it handles drought once established and dislikes wet winter soil. Hardy in zones 3-9. Shear the stems back by about a third after flowering to keep the plant dense and tidy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBotanical name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Iberis sempervirens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower color:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pure white\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Glossy dark green, evergreen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth habit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Low, spreading mat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMature size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8–10 in tall × 12–24 in wide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUSDA hardiness zones:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3–9\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e full sun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom start:\u003c\/strong\u003e Late-April\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeak bloom:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mid-May\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom pattern:\u003c\/strong\u003e Single Flush\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDeer resistance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderately resistant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePollinator value:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSizes and shipping\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDormant bare-root plant, sold in boxes of 25 per variety (order in multiples of 25). Bare-root plants ship or are picked up March 1–May 31 only. They are soil-free, so they may ship to every state in that window. Dormant plants often show little or no top growth on arrival; plant or heel them in promptly.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","offers":[{"title":"Bare Root Plant","offer_id":67776418021672,"sku":"GLLF-PER-5B66EF33-BR","price":13.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/0736\/9768\/files\/alexander-s-white-candytuft.jpg?v=1790892148","url":"https:\/\/greatlakeslavenderfarm.com\/products\/alexanders-white-candytuft-bare-root-plant","provider":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}