Composing for Color

Landscape your yard with an orchestra of American colors. The red, white, and blue combine to create a patriotic balance.
Classy White

White is the yard's string section, giving off crisp, pure tones. Immaculate and wholesome, white freshens the landscape and its cleansing power fosters peace. White is a blank slate inviting clear thought and suggesting limitless possibilities.

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  • Just as white walls make the rooms inside your home seem larger, white flowers increase the perceived size of your yard.
  • White is the last color to fade as darkness falls, so use it to border pathways for twilight strolls.
  • White lights up dull corners and shady nooks in your landscape.

See gorgeous white and purple plant combinations.

The Winning Whites to Plant

Front of Garden:

Winning Whites
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  • Campanula capratica 'Bressingham White': Up to 6 inches tall. Zones 4-7.
  • Candytuft (Iberis sempervirens): Up to 12 inches tall. Zones 5-9.
  • Colchicum speciosum 'Album': Up to 7 inches tall. Zones 4-9.
  • Daffodil (Narcissus) 'Panache': Up to 16 inches tall. All Zones.
  • Feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium) 'Golden Moss': Up to 4 inches tall. Zones 4-9.
  • Snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis): Up to 4 inches tall. Zones 3-9.
  • Snow-in-summer (Cerastium tomentosum): 2-3 inches tall. Zones 3-7.
  • Sweet alyssum (Lobularia maritime) 'Carpet of Snow': Up to 4 inches tall. Grow as an annual in all Zones.
  • Windflower (Anemone nemerosa) 'Wilk's Giant': 3-6 inches tall. Zones 4-8.
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  • Baby's-breath (Gypsophilia paniculata) 'Snowflake': Up to 36 inches tall. Zones 4-9.
  • Iris 'Wisley White': Up to 36 inches tall. Zones 4-9.
  • Mallow (Lavatera trimestris) 'Mont Blanc': Up to 20 inches tall. Grow as an annual in all Zones.
  • Morning widow (Geranium paheum f. album): Up to 32 inches tall. Zones 4-8.
  • Peony (Paeonia) B 'Festive Maxima': 36-39 inches tall. Zones 3-8.
  • Phlox paniculata 'Fujiyama': Up to 30 inches tall. Zones 4-8.
  • Shasta daisy (Leucanthemum x superbum) 'Alaska': Up to 36 inches tall. Zones 5-8.
  • Sneezewort (Achillea ptarmica) 'Boule de Neige': 18-24 inches tall. Zones 3-8.
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  • Chinese wisteria (Wisteria sinensis) 'Alba': Up to 28 feet tall. Zones 5-8.
  • Hydrangea paniculata 'Floribunda': 10-22 feet tall. Zones 4-8.
  • Jasmine (Jasminum officinale): Up to 40 feet tall. Zones 9-10.
  • Lilac (Syringa vulgaris) 'Mme. Florent Stepman': Up to 22 feet tall. Zones 4-8.
  • Madonna lily (lilium candidum): 3-6 feet tall. Zones 6-9.
  • Moonflower (Ipomoea alba): Up to 15 feet tall. Grow as an annual in all Zones.
  • Prunus Glandulosa 'Alba Pleana': Up to 5 feet tall. Zones 5-8.
  • Rhododendron 'Polar Bear': Up to 15 feet tall. Zones 7-9.
  • Star magnolia (Magnolia stellata): Up to 10 feet tall. Zones 5-9.
  • White mugwort (Artemisia lactiflora): Up to 5 feet tall. Zones 5-8.

See more of our white-flowering favorites.

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