List of white flowers for your garden
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Argyranthemum frutescens (Marguerite)
A perennial with a thick, woody base that can grow up to 70cm. It produces many white daisy-like flowers with a yellow center throughout the summer.
The fresh green leaves are also attractive.
Catharanthus roseus (Rose periwinkle)
Evergreen shrub that grows up to 30 to 60cm in a disorderly way.
It has white to pink flowers from spring to autumn and can also bloom in winter in warm regions.
Lobularia maritima ‘Snow Crystals’ (Sweet alyssum)
Annual that forms flower mounds that cover the ground. They grow up to 30cm. They have narrow green leaves and produce many fragrant, white 4-petaled flowers in summer and autumn.
Digitalis purpurea f. albiflora (White-flowered foxglove)
A slow-growing, short-lived perennial, usually cultivated as a biennial. It grows up to 1.5m in height and 50cm in width.
It has a rosette of large, oval, pointed leaves. The flowers are white and tubular and bloom in late spring or early summer on erect stems.
Cosmos bipinnatus ‘Sonata White’ (Cosmea ‘Sonata White’)
Cosmos are annual plants, moderately fast growing and compact. They can reach 90cm in height and 60cm in width.
They have bright green, feathery leaves. Produce flower buds similar to daisies, up to 10cm in diameter.
It blooms from early summer to early autumn.
Lamprocapnos spectabilis ’Alba’ (White bleeding heart)
Leafy perennial that forms a mound of light green foliage similar to ferns.
The leaves are deeply cut with arched branches. It can grow up to 75cm in height and 60cm in width.
It blooms in late spring and summer and the flowers are heart-shaped pendant in pure white.
Gypsophila paniculata ‘Bristol Fairy’ (Baby’s breath ‘Bristol Fairy’)
Perennial with small dark green leaves and branched stems. It produces panicles of small white double flowers in summer.
It can reach 75cm in height and 1m in width.
Aruncus dioicus ‘Kneiffii’ (Goat’s beard ‘Kneiffii’)
Evergreen with deeply cut lance-shaped leaves, feathers and elegant stems. It can grow up to 90cm in height and 50cm in width.
It produces branched feathers with small white star-shaped flowers in mid-summer.
Anemone sylvestris (Snowdrop windflower)
Anemone sylvestris is a perennial that reaches 30cm, forming masses that can become invasive.
In spring and early summer it produces fragrant, semi-hanging, white flowers with yellow centers.