Cistus ladanifer
Delightfully aromatic and slightly sticky leaves make an ideal background for the large white flowers of this Mediterranean shrub. Often in flower right through summer, each saucer shaped bloom has the purest white, silk-like petals with a ... [... more]
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Clematis x triternata 'Rubromarginata'
Raised in 1862, this vigorous clematis has been given the Royal Horticultural Society's prestigious Award of Garden Merit (AGM) in recognition of its outstandning excellence. It produces clouds of hawthorn-scented white flowers with red edges ... [... more]
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Tulipa dasystemon
This is a neat little tulip for sunny rock gardens or troughs. In early to mid-spring, up to six star-shaped white flowers, with yellow bases, are produced. Tulips are best planted in November as this minimises the risk of attack from the fungal ... [... more]
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Narcissus 'Rainbow'
Find out how to grow Narcissus 'Rainbow' 'Rainbow' is a vigorous daffodil that is perfect for cutting. In March and April, it produces white flowers with a white cup that has a delicate copper-pink band at the mouth. The Royal Horticultural ... [... more]
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Aconitum x cammarum 'Bicolor'
An unusual and eye-catching variety of aconitum with glossy, dark green, lobed leaves. In mid to late summer, attractive loose panicles of violet-blue and white flowers are borne. A compact, tuberous perennial, plants can grow up to 120cm in ... [... more]
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Cobaea scandens alba
Also known as cathedral bells, this vigorous vine is a native of tropical America, where it grows as a woody perennial. This variety has clear white flowers which is a change from the traditional purple. Plants take a while to flower so it is ... [... more]
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Crocus chrysanthus 'Prins Claus'
Find out how to grow Crocus chrysanthus 'Prins Claus' 'Prins Claus' has white flowers with broad purple stripes. Like most other crocus, it is ideal for naturalising and looks wonderful in large drifts. Alternatively it can be grown in a pot or ... [... more]
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Hibiscus syriacus 'White Chiffon'
Hardy hibiscus or shrubby mallows, provide a stunning display of colour late in the season when many other plants are starting to fade. 'White Chiffon' is an unusual variety which has semi-double white flowers. As with all varieties, buy larger ... [... more]
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Sambucus nigra 'Aureomarginata'
This black elder is grown for its attractive, musk-scented, small, white flowers, impressive clusters of glossy black berries in late summer, and its yellow-margined, dark green leaves. It prefers fertile, moist but well-drained soil. The large ... [... more]
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Nicotiana alata
This species is a vigorous but short-lived tender perennial. It has broad, spoon-shaped leaves and generous stems of large, funnel-shaped, white flowers whose petal backs are greenish in colour. During the day the blooms wilt, but from early ... [... more]
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Lonicera x purpusii 'Winter Beauty'
Find out how to grow Lonicera x purpusii 'Winter Beauty' 'Winter Beauty' is one of the best of the winter flowering shrubby honeysuckle, with sweetly fragrant creamy white flowers that appear in late winter and early spring. It makes an ... [... more]
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Aruncus aethusifolius
A delightful, compact perennial ideal for the rock garden or front of the border with fern-like leaves and bearing small white flowers in showy, many-flowered panicles in early summer. This plant grows well in partial shade and is drought ... [... more]
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