20 Incredible Ivory and White Flowers
Plant a bounty of snowy blooms in your garden with these gorgeous white flower picks, from delicate white hyacinth to dramatic dahlias.
Wonderful Ways to Add White to Your Garden
White is arguably one of the most classic colors and makes a radiant addition to your garden. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of white flowers (like 'York Minster' rose above) and foliage to include in your beds and borders any season.
For an all-white garden, choose plants of different heights and textures to keep things interesting. Since many white flowers aren’t “true” white — meaning they often contain pigments of other colors like pink, blue and green — silver and gray plants can bounce those hints of colors across their foliage, helping a slightly off-white garden look more uniform.
Perhaps the most magical reason to grow a white flower garden is the color’s ability to keep shining long after the sun sets. White flowers and plants remain more visible at night than their colorful counterparts, so try planting a moon garden of white and silver flowers near the patio to enjoy on summer nights. And white flowers and plants serve as a backdrop to make all those vibrant flowers pop.
Clematis
Cup-shaped, white and mauve flowers appear on the Clematis 'Huldine' after the height of summer and last into fall.
Periwinkle
White Hyacinth
Rhododendron
White Pim
Osteospermum 'White Pim' has beautiful, daisy-like flowers of pure white with a pink and gray striped reverse. It produces an endless display of flowers from early summer through autumn.
Dahlia
Dahlia has long stems of pure white pompom flowers held above neat clumps of green foliage.
Daffodil
Calandiva
Wax Flower
Choisya
Choisya 'Aztec Pearl', commonly called Mexican Orange Blossom, is an evergreen shrub with slender, glossy, dark green leaves and clusters of fragrant, pink-tinged white flowers in late spring.
Snowdrop
The snowdrop produces single, nodding, white flowers that appear as early as late winter and into early spring.
Madonna Lily
Squill
Foamflower
'Royal Star' Magnolia
Sunflower 'Coconut Ice'
Datura/Jimsonweed/Angel Trumpet
Datura is, um, quite a trip. One of this flower’s common names, jimsonweed, comes from “Jamestown weed” — a reference to Revolutionary War soldiers who foraged this plant for food and suffered wild hallucinations. Also used in manhood iniation rites among American Indian tribes, this plant has potent narcotic qualities, so don’t sample it at home. But do consider adding it to your garden, where its night-opening blooms attract sphinx moths and other pollinators.
Lobularia Maritima
Lobularia marítima is easily grown from the seed in average, medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun to partial shade. This annual is native to Southern Europe and is one of the easiest annuals to grow.
Zinnia angustifolia 'Star White'
These graceful zinnias bear single, star-shaped flowers up to 2 inches across. 'Star White' blooms in the spring and summer and requires full sun exposure.
