Golden Acre Home & Garden Centre's Plant Library

Brand:  Darwin Perennials

Description:

An attractive annual in the north and tender perennial in the south; features a froth of showy white flowers that start late but continue all summer; tidy evergreen foliage; good for groundcover, containers, and general garden use

Ornamental Features

Summer Snowdrift Candytuft is smothered in stunning clusters of white flowers with gold eyes at the ends of the stems from mid spring to late summer. Its narrow leaves remain dark green in colour throughout the year.

Landscape Attributes

Summer Snowdrift Candytuft is an herbaceous annual with a mounded form. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other garden plants with less refined foliage.

This is a relatively low maintenance plant, and should only be pruned after flowering to avoid removing any of the current season's flowers. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Summer Snowdrift Candytuft is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• Mass Planting
• Border Edging
• General Garden Use
• Groundcover

Planting & Growing

Summer Snowdrift Candytuft will grow to be about 12 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 14 inches. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant, individual plants should be spaced approximately 12 inches apart. Its foliage tends to remain dense right to the ground, not requiring facer plants in front. Although it's not a true annual, this fast-growing plant can be expected to behave as an annual in our climate if left outdoors over the winter, usually needing replacement the following year. As such, gardeners should take into consideration that it will perform differently than it would in its native habitat.

This plant does best in full sun to partial shade. It is very adaptable to both dry and moist growing conditions, but will not tolerate any standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.