White Flowers for Your Garden

White Flowers for Your Garden

White flowers lend a cooling effect to the garden, especially on hot summer days. White flowers practically glow in the evening, so they're perfect for planting along pathways, or up against a deck or patio.

Check out some of our favorite white flowers which bloom in summer. 

1.    Spider lily, Beach spider lily

Botanical name: Hymenocallis littoralis 

A truly amazing plant that can tolerate the broadest possible range of growing conditions. It can grow in water, in wet boggy areas, as well as dry areas. The lovely white flowers have long narrow reflexed petals behind a central cup. Several flowers are carried on each sturdy 70-90 cm. stem. Stamen filaments are green, and narrow petals have a thin membrane between them, which probably explains the origin of its scientific name.

2.    White Rain Lily, Fairy Lily, Zephyr Lily

Botanical name: Zephyranthes candida

A native of the warmer parts of America, Fairy Lily is a half-hardy bulbous plant bearing linear, hollow, strap-shaped or grass-like leaves. The solitary flowers consisting of 6 pointed petals, borne on a short scape are delicate and flourish throughout the rainy season, especially after heavy showers. A good garden soil is suitable and a sunny or semi-shady environment. It is suitable for planting in pots, beds and clumps. An exceedingly delightful effect can be produced by planting the various species in the grass. The splashing arrays of flowers in different hues looks fascinating. It is useful as a border plant in front of the shrubberies and can decorate windows when in shallow pots or bowls. The propagation is by bulbs.

3.    Morning Glory, Obscure Morning Glory, Hindi – Pan Bel

Botanical name: Ipomoea obscura 

Although the flowers on this lovely morning glory are small (about 1" across), the color is so unusual and lovely it really makes it worth adding to your garden. Beautiful pale white yellow flowers with deep purple throats adorn this vigorous vine with small, heart shaped leaves. As with most morning glories, it loves full sun and average, well drained soil. It's takes a while for the blooms to start on this lovely vine, which climbs upto 6-10 ft. Beautiful heart-shaped leaves are 3-9 cm long.

4.    Vinca, Periwinkle, Hindi – Sadabahar

Botanical name: Catharanthus roseus

Periwinkle is a happy-go-lucky small shrub. It cares not for the world. It rejoices in sun or rain, or the seaside, in good or indifferent soil and often grows wild. It is known as 'Sadabahar' meaning 'always in bloom' and is used for worship. Numerous soft-wood branches from the ground, give it an appearance of fullness. Closely planted it can have an impressive effect with its various colours. This is one flower which can be found all over India.

5.    Arabian Jasmine 'Maid of Orleans', Jasmine, Bela

Botanical name: Jasminum sambac

Arabian Jasmine is an evergreen shrub, that often reaches 5 ft in height in pots. The flowers are used in making perfumes and as a flavoring in tea. Arabian jasmine is native to India. This woody shrub features green oval shaped leaves. The most attractive aspect of this plant is its small, white, star-shaped flowers, which are fragrant and have a wonderfully sweet scent. This ever blooming Jasmine has bushy growth and does particularly well on windowsills. It is well known in Asia for its use in teas and religious observances.

6.    Petunia, Petunias

Even it is an Annual and flower mostly in winter in our climate but it is proficiently blooming till now. Hence I have taken into the list. Petunias are one of the best summer flowering annuals for massed display, and they also look good in pots and hanging baskets.

Hope you enjoy the beauty!!

Happy Gardening and Always Live your Passion!!

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