Choose one garden filled with white flowers might seem a little too simple, but the results can be really spectacular and, in fact, even more dramatic than a full color scheme.
Of course, you don’t need to apply this look to your entire set. White plants are a great choice for just a border or flowerbed idea, or even a container display for a patio.
Brighten up your garden with gorgeous varieties in all different shapes and sizes, and in some cases, scents. To help him, We have gathered some white species recommended by specialists:
1. Anemone x hybrida
Japanese anemones are elegant and wonderful for providing late summer flowers. This particular type features tall, stiff stems with white flowers with bright yellow centers from August to October. It’s an excellent evergreen species for dappled light areas, so try adding it to your shade garden ideas.
2. Penstemon
With masses of erect stems bearing funnel-shaped flowers, this species is similar to foxgloves. Since they are hardy, give them a good covering to protect the roots.
3. Nicotiana Sylvestris
Nicotiana is a much-loved choice for cottage garden ideas, offering fragrant flowers on long stems. The variety is perfect if you’re looking to add height and drama to your scheme. It forms a low-growing rosette of large leaves and has stately stems of drooping, white, trumpet-shaped flowers.
4. Digitalis Purpurea Albiflora
This white type of foxglove will add plenty of vertical interest to your borders with its sculptural stems and tubular flowers. Because it’s a favorite with pollinators, it’s a fabulous choice if you want to fill your space with more plants. bee friends.
5. Erigeron Annuus (daisy flea)
Similar to daisies, they form a mist of small white flowers, from June to November. And they are perfect for creating a more wild and relaxed look. The species will seed gently on the edge but is easily controlled.
6. Gaura Lindheimeri
The abundance of white flowers on this bushy perennial looks like a mass of delicate butterflies dancing in the breeze. And the shade of pink offers a pleasant visual effect.
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7. Hesperis Matronalis Var. Albiflora
The species creates a cluster of dark green leaves from which tall stems emerge. In late spring and early summer, they are covered with clusters of fragrant white flowers. Fantastic for pollinators, plant in full sun or partial shade.
8. Cosmos Bipinnatus
This flower displays elegant white flowers between July and October. It is a magnet for pollinating insects and very easy to grow from seed. Cut some seedlings to brighten up the interior of your home.
9. Rose ‘Madame Alfred Carrière’
Strongly growing and almost thornless, if you’re going with an all-white theme, this is one of the best climbing plants to brighten up a pergola or garden wall. It is studded with creamy white flowers that repeat bloom throughout the summer and into the fall. Additionally, you can expect an especially strong fruity fragrance.
10. Star jasmine
Trachelospermum jasminoidesalso known as star jasmine, is another beautiful climber. It has intertwined stems covered in glossy, dark green leaves that take on red hues in winter. And, in the middle of summer, it generates a profusion of fragrances. Try tying it to a trellis for a beautiful backdrop to your border or living space.
11. Ammi Majus
A hardy annual, this one is wonderful for filling gaps in your garden with its clouds of flowers from June to September. Its height will add architectural structure to its borders. Provide stakes for support as it grows.
12. Smooth hydrangea
This beautiful and currently very popular choice offers huge globes of flowers from July to September in shimmering white, which gradually fades to green. It is ideal for a partially shaded location, but will also grow in full sun. See more about the species here!
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