Iberis umbellata, common name garden candytuft or globe candytuft, is a herbaceous annual flowering plant of the genus Iberis and the family Brassicaceae. Wikipedia The season of this pretty flower has just started and they will illuminate my flower beds for a long time. They come in white, like this one, with a very subtle pink hue, in various shades of pink and purple as well and also a rare Magenta.