Top 55+ Showy White Flowers to Add to Your Garden or Yard
- 2) Tulip
- 3) Gardenia
- 5) Hyacinth
- 6) Foxglove
- 7) Anemone
- 9) Rose of Sharon
- 18) Begonia
- 22) Dianthus
- 23) Japanese Snowbell
- 24) Clematis
- 25) Candytuft
- 26) Serviceberry
- 27) Scabiosa
- 29) Spirea
- 30) Snowdrop
- 31) Calibrachoa
- 33) Vinca
- 34) Camellia
- 35) Redbud
- 37) Delphinium
- 38) Impatiens
- 39) Lilac
- 40) Star Jasmine
- 41) Baby's Breath
- 42) English Primrose
- 51) Petunia
- 52) Bacopa
- 53) Angelonia
- 55) Ammi
2) Tulip

Tulips bloom in every color imaginable, though the white ones are particularly eye-catching. Plant the bulbs in fall for spring blooms. Most tulips do not re-bloom well, so treat them as annuals and replant every year.
Type: Perennial, though treated as annualsLight: Full sun
3) Gardenia

Glossy green leaves and creamy white flowers highlight this pretty, old-fashioned garden favorite. Most varieties of this shrub bloom from late spring to early summer. Plant them near patios and walkways to enjoy their lovely perfume.
Type: Shrub, USDA Hardiness zones 7 to 10Light: Part shade
5) Hyacinth

These spring bloomers have the most magnificent fragrance. Plant the bulbs in fall for spring blooms.
Type: Perennial, USDA Hardiness zones 4 to 8Light: Full sun
6) Foxglove

Foxgloves are classic cottage garden plants with tall, stately spikes of flowers. It's considered a short-lived perennial in most places.
Type: Perennial, USDA Hardiness zones 4 to 8Light: Full sun to part shade
7) Anemone

Anemone flowers boast ethereal blooms atop long wiry stems. This perennial blooms in late summer when much of the rest of your garden is winding down for the year.
Type: Perennial, USDA Hardiness zones 4 to 8Light: Full sun
9) Rose of Sharon

One of the last flowering shrubs to show off in the garden, the profuse blooms of rose of Sharon appear in late summer. They're a beautiful shrub to add color into early fall.
Type: Shrub, USDA Hardiness zones 5 to 9
Light: Full sun
18) Begonia

Begonias are sturdy and easy to grow, blooming from spring to first frost. You also won't have to cut off the spent blooms to keep them blooming.
Type: Annual
Light: Full sun to part shade, depending on the variety
22) Dianthus

Dianthus, also known as pinks because their edges look as if they had been trimmed by pinking shears, are low-growing perennials that add beauty to landscape beds. Some are sweetly-scented, too.
Type: Perennial, USDA Hardiness zones 4 to 8Light: Full to part sun
23) Japanese Snowbell

This lesser-known ornamental tree is gorgeous! With darling bell-shaped blooms in spring and hundreds of fragrant flowers, this distinctive tree will definitely make a statement in any garden.
Type: Tree, USDA Hardiness zones 5 to 8Light: Full sun
24) Clematis

This woody vine has the prettiest flowers in late spring to early summer, depending on the variety. They come in every color imaginable, including white.
Type: Perennial, USDA Hardiness zones 3 to 8
Light: Full sun
25) Candytuft

Glossy evergreen foliage and mounds of white flowers in spring make this perennial a great addition to landscape beds. Pollinators love it, too.
Type: Perennial, USDA Hardiness zones 3 to 9
Light: Full sun
26) Serviceberry

This lesser-known ornamental tree has tons of white blooms in spring, followed by gorgeous blue-red berries which you can use to make jam (if you can beat the birds to them, that is!).
Type: Tree or large bush, USDA Hardiness zones 4 to 9
Light: Full sun
27) Scabiosa

Also known as pincushion flower, this charming perennial flowers in its first year. The plants typically live for about three years before needing to be replanted, though many types self-sow, with new plants popping up in subsequent seasons.
Type: Perennial, USDA Hardiness zones 3 to 7Light: Full sun to part shade
29) Spirea

Spirea's springtime show makes it worthwhile to grow this sturdy shrub. Give it plenty of room so you can enjoy its arching habit.
Type: Shrub, USDA Hardiness zones 3 to 9Light: Full sun
30) Snowdrop

The tiny nodding heads of snowdrops are a welcome sight in the late winter and early spring garden. They'll pop up even before the snow has melted!
Type: Perennial, USDA Hardiness zones 3 to 7Light: Full sun
31) Calibrachoa

Similar in appearance to petunia, this annual is also called million bells, due to its profusion of trumpet-shaped flowers. It's amazing in hanging baskets and window boxes.
Type: Annual
Light: Full sun
33) Vinca

This annual blooms from early spring to the first hard frost. It's a great filler for adding non-stop color to beds and containers.
Type: AnnualLight: Full sun
34) Camellia

With glossy foliage and showy flowers, camellias are a natural in Southern gardens. Give them rich soil or feed them regularly for best blooms.
Type: Shrub, USDA Hardiness zones 7 to 9
Light: Part sun
35) Redbud

Redbuds are one of the earliest small trees to bloom in spring, long before they ever get their handsome heart-shaped leaves. Of course, they're often red or pink, but the white varieties are just as pretty.
Type: Tree, USDA Hardiness zones 5 to 9Light: Full sun to part shade
37) Delphinium

Delphiniums are ideal in a cottage garden with their tall spikes of elegant-looking flowers. They're considered short-lived perennials.
Type: Perennial, USDA Hardiness zones 3 to 7Light: Full sun with afternoon shade
38) Impatiens

Impatiens are a staple of any summer garden because they're reliable and long-lasting. Many types prefer full shade, so they brighten up dark corners of the garden. New Guinea impatiens, however, tolerate full sun. Read the plant tag to be sure about what type you're buying.
Type:AnnualLight: Full sun to full shade, depending on the variety
39) Lilac

Of course, you know lilacs as those old-fashioned shrubs that bloom in the spring with a sweet fragrance. But white lilacs are just as scented and quite lovely, too.
Type: Shrub, USDA Hardiness zones 3 to 7
Light: Full sun
40) Star Jasmine

Star jasmine is a lovely climbing vine that adores hot weather. Its intoxicating scent makes it a wonderful addition to the garden. Give it a trellis to climb.
Type: Perennial vine, USDA Hardiness zones 8 to 11Light: Full to part sun
41) Baby's Breath

Baby's breath boasts a cloud of teeny white flowers in the summer garden. It makes both a lovely cut or dried flower in arrangements.
Type: Perennial, USDA Hardiness zones 4 to 8
Light: Full sun
42) English Primrose

The cheerful blooms of primrose are some of the first to appear in the spring. They bloom for weeks and are resistant to most digging rodents, who tend to leave these blooms alone.
Type: Perennial, USDA Hardiness zones 4 to 8Light: Full sun
51) Petunia

Old varieties of this annual required deadheading to keep blooming, but new hybrids bloom all season without any fussing on your part. Trailing or double varieties are especially lovely in window boxes and hanging baskets.
Type: AnnualLight: Full sun
52) Bacopa

This trailing annual has tiny, round flowers that seem to thrive on neglect. Combine them in a mixed planter with more upright flowers for most impact. Bacopa bloom all the way until a hard frost.
Type: AnnualLight: Full sun to part shade
53) Angelonia

Spikes of tiny white flowers make this a must-have in the garden. Angelonia come in both upright and cascading forms. They look amazing starring alone in a container, but they're also fabulous in a mixed container.
Type: AnnualLight: Full sun
55) Ammi

Ammi resembles the wild Queen Anne's lace that you'll see growing by the roadside. It comes in shades of white or with pinkish tinges and self-sows readily.
Type: AnnualLight: Full sun