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White flowers in a planter?
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Posted by jolliness Wgtn N Z (My Page) on Tue, Jan 15, 02 at 16:07
Anyone have good ideas for plants for white flowers? Preferably large blooms, preferably a long flowering season, preferably a perennial, or very small shrub, and preferably frost hardy (too forgetful to remember to move/shelter it ). The planter is an old white "urn" type, about knee high.
My patio is going to be my White Garden, 'cos it should look awesome late in the evenings (hope, hope).
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RE: White flowers in a planter?
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| How about a white hydrangia, , cant think of any thing else at present. Sounds a nice idea, Ive got pots full of white impatiens under a large camelia and they sure brighten the area up particularly at night. cheers yvonnej |
RE: White flowers in a planter?
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What about a white buddleia. If you get a young one, and tip prune it frequently, it will make a very shrubby shape, instead of getting leggy. Just before it sets flower buds, tip prune it into a nice ball shape, and you will get masses of blooms on short stems. After bloom trim it back very hard and repeat the cycle of tip pruning. These are very tough, and forgiving plants.
A snowball tree (Viburnum Opulis Sterile form) might be a good alternative, and I would treat it in a similar fashion, although the growth won't be as rapid.
Cheers, Jan in Oz |
RE: White flowers in a planter?
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| How about a dwarf marguerite daisy? They flower practically nonstop... or a white penstemmen , "Snowstorm" is very nice. Another option could be a white fuschia bush but they don't look good over winter, or of course there are roses. Flowercarpet white comes to mind. |
RE: White flowers in a planter?
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| Gardenia? You could combine a shrub, say the buddleia, with white petunias round the base, or large white pansies. OK, they are annuals, but gorgeous. |
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