Types and varieties of Iberis for growing in the garden
Among the unpretentious flowering plants, Iberis is worth highlighting - fluffy bushes, completely covered with fragrant flowers. The types and varieties of Iberis are so diverse that every gardener will find his favorite flower. So, in the southern strip, thermophilic annual Iberises feel well. And for residents of colder regions, frost-resistant perennials are suitable.
Types and varieties of Iberis
There are annual and perennial plant species. The most vividly reveals its flowering annual Iberis. Although its lifespan is limited to one season, it blooms much longer than its perennial relatives. Annual Iberis are more demanding for heat. They can be planted immediately on a flower bed at the end of April. And in order for flowering to last even longer, as flowering, you need to cut off the inflorescences.
Perennial varieties, although they bloom for a slightly shorter period, they winter well in our conditions. And they also have very interesting leaves: the first pair is longer than the next. Bloom in the second year after sowing in the ground.
For the unusual shape of the leaf plate, perennial Iberis is often called a variegated.
Annual varieties of Iberis
Most often, such annual Iberises are grown in the garden:
- Umbrella. The height of the bush does not exceed 40 cm, the inflorescences are collected in a small dense umbrella. Famous varieties: Albida with white flowers, Dunetti with purple umbrellas.
- Bitter. Bush 30-40 cm high with branching stems. It blooms mainly with white crown flowers, collected in a large, slightly elongated, inflorescence-basket. Varieties: Iceberg, Empress.
Popular perennial Iberis
From perennials to alpine coaster and such varieties of Iberis are grown in rockeries:
- Evergreen. Lush bushes with elongated leaves remain green all year round. Differs in abundant flowering: flowers are small, but grouped in dense umbellate inflorescences. The color is mostly white, but there are hybrids with a blue or pink tint. Varieties: Dana, Little Jam, Findel, Glimax, Snowflake.
- Gibraltar. Compact bushes up to 25 cm high with large lush inflorescences. The color is pink or lilac, but most often it is white at first, and then turns into a color shade. The most popular variety is Candytaft, whose inflorescences look like dahlias.
- Crimean. A dwarf bush no more than 10 cm high with gray-green leaves, covered with light down. Another feature of the variety is that the buds are painted in purple. When they bloom, the flowers become snow-white.
- Rocky. Evergreen compact bush up to 15 cm tall, covered with a white cloud of lush inflorescences. Varieties: Tom Tumb, Pugmeya.
As you can see, the varietal variety of Iberis is quite diverse. But they are united by one indisputable fact: lush, abundant and mesmerizing flowering. As if someone had spread a white carpet underfoot. So be sure to plant at least one variety in your garden.