Adding white blooms will give your eye places to rest in your outdoor space.
When turning to white flowers, there are lots of options, from the beloved rose to theever-fragrant gardenia.
There are trees and shrubs with white flowers as well.
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Here are the prettiest white flowers that will enliven your garden this year.
Plant ‘Iceberg,’ ‘Prosperity,’ and ‘White Dawn’ for paleclimbing roses.
Roses prefer bright sun and well-drained, loamy soil.
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Many hybrids come in white, including ‘Navona’ and ‘Casa Blanca.’
Other lilies fade to white at the edges or are speckled with white.
Lilies can grow to 6 feet tall, and bulbs should be planted in fall when they are dormant.
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They like full sun but may need afternoon shade in hot climates.
Most lilies bloom in summer or into fall.
The flowers are accompanied by shiny green leaves.
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Grow in full to part sun in moist well-drained soil that is rich and loamy.
While many gardeners gravitate to auburn and copper-hued flowers, chrysanthemums also bloom in white.
Their shallow root systems mean they prefer to be planted in well-drained soil.
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Water when the top 2 to 3 inches of soil dries out.
Plant in a sunny location.
Hydrangeas need protection from hot afternoon sun, and they adapt to mostsoil types.
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Keep them well-watered and fertilize with organic compost.
Thalia blooms white and, under the right conditions, typically produces showy flowers in April and May.
Give them full sun for the best blooms, and they need well-draining soil to prevent rotting.
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Plant them in the fall once the temperatures have cooled.
They emerge in a round of lobed leaves with centers of different hues, depending on the selection.
They grow to 12 to 18 inches tall and 12 to 15 inches wide.
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To thrive, they appreciate being well watered and receiving plenty offull sunlight.
Give magnolias full sun and plenty of water in well-draining soil to get established.
What we appreciate as flowers on these trees in springtime are really not blooms at all.
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Plant dogwood in full to partial sun, with at least a half day of sun.
They need moist, acidic, well-drained soil.
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Plant in the fall or early spring in full sun or light shade in well-drained, loamy soil.
In warmer locations, they are annuals that can be replanted every spring.
The copious, bell-shaped flowers appear on spikes during the blooming season.
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‘Top White’ is a Dutch hyacinth with creamy white blossoms and long, strap-shaped leaves.
Give them regular water from late winter to spring during their growing and blooming periods.
They like full to partial sun and rich, loamy, well-drained soil.
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It can grow 20 to 30 feet without supports and even farther with them.
The leaves mature to dark green alongside small, creamy-hued, perfumed blooms.
It prefers full sun and will grow in some shade, though flowering may suffer.
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Plant in slightly acidic soil that’s well-draining to prevent root rot.
They usually grow 2 to 4 feet tall.
Grow in filtered sunlight or partial shade, and they need protection from hot afternoon sun.
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They like slightly acidic soil and will not tolerate alkaline soil.
They grow best with plenty of water but also appreciate well-drained soil to ensure roots dont remain soggy.
In addition to white, these flowers bloom in shades of red, yellow, orange, and pink.
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Abelia
In summer through fall, tiny, delicate pink or white flowers appear on abelia shrubs.
The semi-evergreen plant belongs to the honeysuckle family and has a jasmine-like scent.
Locate in full sun for the most blooms, and plant in moist, well-drained, loamy soil.
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Abelia likes humidity and requires pruning to keep its shape since it tends to become overgrown and woody.
‘Miss Lemon’ is a compact variety that grows to 3 to 4 feet tall and wide.
Some species, such as Chinese snowball viburnum (Viburnum macrocephalum), can be grown assmall trees.
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Clusters of fragrant white flowers appear among oval green leaves in spring.
Plant viburnum in the spring to establish the roots.
double-check the soil is slightly acidic, moist, and well-draining.
Some varieties will grow well in alkaline soil.
