Tuff Candy Evergreen Candytuft

Tuff Candy is the trade name used for the Iberis sempervirens selection indexed by the RHS as ‘Doibtufcan’. This compact evergreen candytuft forms a mound about 6–8 inches tall and 10–12 inches wide, with small white flower clusters in late spring to early summer. [RHS plant profile](https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/526937/iberis-sempervirens-tuff-candy-doibtufcan/details) · [Perennials.com profile](https://www.perennials.com/plants/iberis-sempervirens-tuff-candy.html) ## Site & season Give it full sun or partial shade and well-drained soil. The selection is listed for USDA zones 3–9, normal or sandy soil, and dry soil moisture; it tolerates drought after establishment. [Perennials.com](https://www.perennials.com/plants/iberis-sempervirens-tuff-candy.html) ## Landscape use Use it as a low border or edging, massed as a ground cover, or in a container or rock garden. Its evergreen foliage and mounded shape retain structure after the flowers fade. [Perennials.com](https://www.perennials.com/plants/iberis-sempervirens-tuff-candy.html) ## Maintenance Shear lightly just after flowering to maintain the mound, and leave it undisturbed in fall and early spring. It is not easily divided. [Perennials.com](https://www.perennials.com/plants/iberis-sempervirens-tuff-candy.html)