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Candytuft (Iberis sempervirens), is technically a woody subshrub, though is sometimes categorized as a perennial. It is evergreen in warmer climates, but more often performs as a ground-hugging, clumping perennial that dies back each winter. Candytuft has small oblong leaves, leathery green, with a low mounding growth habit, and it brightens gardens with abundant white or pink blossoms for several weeks in late spring and early summer. The color of the blossoms stands out nicely against the backdrop of the dark green foliage and also makes these plants a good choice for moon gardens. One thing the flowers do not have going for them is a nice aroma; the scent is actually unpleasant.Candytuft is best planted from potted nursery starts—in early fall in warmer climates where it is evergreen, in the spring in colder regions where it dies back in the winter. Although it is a slow grower that can take five to 10 years to reach full size, in ideal conditions candytuft is a long-lived plant that will brighten your garden for many years.