candytuft

noun

1. 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.

noun

1. either of two species of Iberis grown as annual garden plants for their umbels (“tufts”) of white, red, or purplish flowersSee iberis