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Common name: globe candytuft

Size, form, texture: hardy annual, height 1 ft, spread 4 ft,

Hardiness, origin, native ecology: self seeding, comes back each year after being planted once,  needs to be in drier site protected from the Northeast, zone 5-9, attractive and edible, require moderately rich soil and lots of sun.

Bud, foliage, flower and fruit characteristics: flowers born in umbel, variety of colour in one planting, spring flowers in May to June, forms low mats of attractive flowers and foliage.

Cultural and maintenance requirements and appropriate uses in the landscape: Good to cut dead flowers and throw back in so that seeds disperse, good ground cover, edging or on top of wall, good for use in rock gardens, to cover bare spots or in beds, attractive to bees, butterflies, and birds.