candytuft

[ kan-dee-tuhft ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a plant of the genus Iberis, of the mustard family, especially I. umbellata, an ornamental plant with tufted pink, violet, purple, or red flowers, originally from the island of Crete.

candytuft

/ ˈkændɪˌtʌft /

See iberis
either of two species of Iberis grown as annual garden plants for their umbels ("tufts") of white, red, or purplish flowers See iberis

1570–80; Candy (variant of Candia ) + tuft

C17: from Candy, obsolete variant of Candia (Crete) + tuft

In using Candytuft for edging, set the plants about a foot apart.

One of our best flowering plants for edging purposes is Candytuft.

Sow in front of the Cornflowers, at the same time, a row of white Candytuft, of the Empress variety.

(alluding to Monica, for whose hand Candytuft was about to ask).

Another snowy white flower is the perennial candytuft, Iberis.

April 19, 2024tortuous

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