White Spring Flowers

On the following pages of this website you’ll find beautiful white flowers for your flower garden.

It can be a little daunting searching through all the gorgeous flowers and colors presented on most garden nursery websites, so I decided to make finding your white spring flower choices much easier.

White Flowers in Your Garden

The use of certain colored flowers can influence moods and perceptions.

A White Flower breathes a touch of heaven in its petals. It represents the heavenly, pious, and sincere feelings. The color White is a symbol of peace and purity.

In your flower garden, white flowers and foliage glow during moonlight as if they’re illuminated from within.

White enlarges your garden. White flowers mix with all flower colors, and harmoniously blends the overall view, smoothing the transistions between colors that would normally clash if planted beside each other.

The Meaning of White Flowers

Since the 1600s in Constantinople, flower symbolism has been a significant part of cultures and religions around the world. Flowers accompany us in every major event in life. Birth, Marriage, Illness, Holidays, Special Occasions, and finally Death. The first book written on flower symbolism was Le Language des Fleurs by Madame Charlotte de la Tour in 1819.


A white flower symbolizes “Innocence, Humility, Reverence, Peace, Purity, Perfection, Modesty, Virginity, Chastity, and Elegance.


A dried White Rose symbolizes “Death is preferable to loss of virtue”. The meanings of ‘live’ white roses and rosebuds’ are on page 5 of this website.


The white Tulip flower is the symbol for “Forgiveness”.


A white Zinna symbolizes “Goodness”.


The white Carnation flower symbolizes “Innocence, Sweet and lovely, Pure love, a Woman’s good luck gift, and Remembrance”.


A white Camellia symbolizes “You’re adorable”.


The white Chrysanthemum symbolizes “Truth, and Slighted Love”.


White Hollyhock flowers are the symbol for “Female Ambition”.


The usage of white flowers for weddings is related to religion, the bride advertises her purity, bringing good luck to the ceremony and the wedding couple’s future together.


White flowers are also used at funerals, representing peace. The white dove is the universal symbol for peace. White bouquets, wreaths or casket sprays is a message of peace and tranquility wished for the soul of the deceased.




There are scattered among these pages more symbolisms of the certain flowers that are presented.

Bacopa – Giant Snowflake

The Bacopa Giant Snowflake is an instant hit with gardeners. Incredibly vigorous and versatile. Giant Snowflake has jumbo white flowers. Mature Height is 3 – 5 inches. Mature Spread is 20 – 30 inches. Plant in Full Sun to Partial Sun. For Zones 3-11. This plant can become a perennial in Zones 9-11.

Bellflower – White Clips

Hummingbirds love the ‘White Clips’ Bellflower. White blooms from late Spring to late Summer by cutting them back (deadheading) regularly. Hardy in fertile soil with a neutral to alkaline pH. Lime can be added to the soil to obtain these conditions. Mature Height is 6 to 8 inches. Mature Spread is 12 to 24 inches. Plant in Full Sun to Partial Sun. For Zones 3-8.

Bleeding Heart – Ivory Hearts

Bleeding Heart ‘Ivory Hearts’ has sweet, heart-shaped pure white flowers, and blooms from late Spring into late Summer. I’ve got the pink and white bleeding heart plant, but I had never known of this all white one! Mature Height is 8 to 12 inches. Mature Spread is 12 to 15 inches. Plant in Full Shade to Partial Shade. For Zones 3-8.

Bloodroot – Double Flowered

‘Bloodroot’ refers to the reddish sap that exudes from the root when it is cut. Has white double pompon shaped blooms when planted in Full Shade to Partial Shade. Mature Height is 6 – 8 inches.
Space them 12 inches apart. For Zones 3-9.

Brunnera – Mr. Morse

Mr. Morse Brunnera is considered to be one of the Top Ten Must-Have shade plants! Mature Height is 12 to 15 inches. Mature Spread is 12 to 15 inches. Plant in Full Shade to Partial Shade. For Zones 3-8.

White Butterfly Plant – Ice Ballet

The Butterfly Plant ‘Ice Ballet’ has snow white flowers, and is a beacon for butterflies, especially Monarch butterfiles for laying their eggs. Mature Height is 18 – 36 inches. Plant them 1 inch deep and space them 18 – 24 inches apart, in the Full Sun to Partial Sunny areas. For Zones 3-9.

Calibrachoa – Superbells – White

The Calibrachoa is very similar to a minature Petunia. Vigorous and fast growing, producing hundreds of white flowers that bloom from Spring until the first Frost. Mature Height is 6 – 10 inches. Mature Spread is 24 – 36 inches. Plant in Full Sun. For Zones 3-11, they can become a perennial in Zones 7-11.

White Candytuft – Tahoe

Candytuft ‘Tahoe’ blooms from mid Spring to late Spring. It’s a fast growing ground cover with a Mature Height of 8 to 10 inches, and Mature Spread of 18 to 24 inches. Plant in Full Sun. For Zones 3-9.

Chincherinchee

The White flowers of the Chinchincheree can be extremely long-lasting cut flowers. Mature Height is 36 inches. Plant 3 – 5 inches deep, and space them 2 – 4 inches apart in Full Sun to Partial Sun. For Zones 7-10.

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