My Kind of White

Mention the word “White” this time of the year
and everyone, including myself, think of snow.
But my kind of white runs in the color of flowers
for the garden.
After reading Jan’s posting on her white Foxglove
that were blooming now in the Fall and seeing how
beautiful they were I got to thinking about all of the white
flowers I have included in my garden or in containers.
I was surprised at just how many white flowers I do
have or use in the spring, summer and fall.

I have added quiet a few white perennials in the
beds such as white Achillea called “Snow Drift”.
I am trying to keep snow out of this posting but
it is sneaking in. LOL!

  
I especially like how white flowers always look
so delicate. The white blooms of my Dicentra
“Alba” Bleeding Hearts to me are just perfect.

 

I also like how white flowers in a flower bed
make other colors just pop. This white late
Spring blooming Astilbe planted with “Blue Hill”
Salvia is a favorite combination of mine although
in this picture the salvia is blurred.

White “Becky” Shasta Daisies look so pretty
with a background of double pink impatiens.

  And Campanula “Chettle Charm”would not show its
beautiful blue edges without the white to make it shine
forth. The blooms on Chettle Charm start out white
and the blue appears and deepens on the edges as the
blooms age. If you are a gardener who loves tall Bellflowers
I got this one from Bluestone Perennials.

  Pure white Peach Leafed Bellflowers makes the green of
nearby plants come alive. Would the pink
Foxglove show up as well without the white to
enhance its colors?

Along the woods native grown white Elderberry
blooms make the woods come alive and the bees
and butterflies swarm to it.

Since Hydrangea’s are one of my favorite blooms
this Dwarf “Forever Pink” hydrangea starts out
white, turns to pink, and then gets green and bronze
in the Fall. I get a lot of color from this hydrangea
throughout a blooming season but I love the white
stage in my shade garden the best.
The white really stands out in a shady bed.

Low growing white Primroses are so pretty  in the
front of a bed or around the rocks of my pond.
They bloom in the spring and rest in the hot,
dry spells of summer to only return to bloom in
the Fall when the rains come. There is a couple
of blooms on it now that I discovered while putting
up some Christmas decorations. It really stands
out now that the rest of the garden is asleep.

I have many tall phlox plants in my garden beds.
I love it for its long blooming season and the
fragrance of phlox in the garden is divine.
This white”David” tall phlox has it all.

 

White rose blooms are so delicate looking.
Although this “Iceberg” rose was new to the
rose garden this summer it won my heart.
Not just because of the delicate looking blooms
but because it has bloomed its heart out
and I love roses that are in constant bloom.
I have small gardening spaces and I really hate
using precious space on plants that do not give
me a lot of blooms for a long period.

I also have several Echinacea’s in my garden of
different colors for the bees and butterflies so when
  I saw this “Lucky Star” variety I knew I had just the spot for it in the garden with Red Fox Salvia and Rosita Agastache
growing around and under it.
I liked the White Swan coneflowers but Lucky Star
won out because of the straighter petals that stand out.

Why not some white Monarda for the bees and
butterflies?
You may have trouble finding this white Bee balm.
I got this in a mixed order and have not been able
to find just the white since. If any of you gardeners
know of a supplier please let me know.

 

In the Fall this “Chocolate” Eupatorium planted
with Fall blooming Anemones were a standout
in my garden. It blooms for a long period right
along with the anemones for Fall color.

  
What about some white vines in the garden?
Another Fall bloomer this ”Autumn Joy” clematis
was full of feathery, tiny blossoms. I saw that it
was a favorite in many Fall gardens on blogs.

This Fall I added some white Pansies to my window
boxes. They look quite lovely now with the pine and
artificial Poinsettia flowers placed in with them under
the windows for Christmas decorating.
{I need to get a picture…}

 
Maybe add some white annuals to your garden
or mixed into containers.
Darla sent me these seeds for white Cosmos and
although I had some Picotee Cosmos that were
pretty the white cosmos were my favorite ones.
Doesn’t this one have a funky looking bloom.
I don’t think it could make up its mind to have
a single or double bloom. LOL!

Another annual from seeds this summer
were a combination of “Sparkles” Pentas.
It had Red, Pink and white but again the white
ones in the window boxes with geraniums, verbena
and petunias were my favorite of the mix.

 

White wave petunias cascaded over a couple of my
hanging containers this summer with geraniums and nicotiana plants.

And you just knew I would have to have
a white pelargonium or two. LOL!
This poor one looks a little dirty on its white petals.
 

An annual vine is this white Morning Glory that
the birds planted for me. Does the pink brighten the
white bloom or does the white brighten the pink?
Right down to its white stamen have you ever seen
such a delicate looking bloom as this white Morning
Glory?

This white Alyssum was beautiful cascading out
of a basket of  Raspberry Swirl Geraniums.
I just pulled it out this week and took the basket
of geraniums to the basement.

Do not forget to  plant some white bulbs for Spring.
These white Daffodils look a little spent in this image
but they were pretty last Spring.

What is it about white Lilies that remind you
of purity and a fresh summer ahead.

  I ended up with two varieties of white Dahlia’s that
were grown from seeds and added to containers.
A double blooming dahlia and a single petal one.

And though red is the prominent color for Christmas
blooms. Why not add a white Amaryllis for the holidays.
The amaryllis below looks like it is sprinkled with sparkling
dust last winter. Amaryllis blooms were so welcome
last winter when I was hungry for blooming flowers.

If nothing else plant some white in the garden
for a white glow in the garden at night.
Make a bed dedicated to white just for a Moonlight garden.
These white Impatiens glow in the evening from wicker
baskets hanging on a tree in the back yard where I love
sitting in the early evening with a book. Seems I always
stay there watching the garden until it is so dark I cannot
see any longer. It is so peaceful I hate to leave.

Do you include white in your garden plans?
What are some of your favorites?

Happy Gardening,
Lona