Best 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.

Lily-of-the-Valley

This sweetly scented ground cover is an old-fashioned favorite. A standby for shade, it can spread quickly.

Note: All parts of lily-of-the-valley are poisonous.

Plant Name: Convallaria majalis

Growing Conditions: Shade and moist, well-drained soil

Size: To 1 foot tall; clumps can spread several feet wide

Zones: 2-7

Grow it with: Lily-of-the-valley looks great as a carpet under taller plants such as bleeding heart.

Iceberg Rose

One of the most dependable roses, 'Iceberg' produces clusters of fragrant, creamy-white blooms all summer and fall.

Name: Rosa 'Iceberg'

Growing Conditions: Full sun and moist, well-drained soil

Size: To 5 feet tall and 3 feet wide

Zones: 5-9

Plant it with: 'Iceberg' pairs perfectly with any other type of rose, as well as lavender (Lavandula) and catmint (Nepeta).

Annabelle Hydrangea

Annabelle hydrangea is one of the easiest types to grow. It blooms in midsummer producing large, pure white clusters that are perfect for cutting.

Plant Name: Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle'

Growing Conditions: Part shade and moist, well-drained soil

Size: To 5 feet tall and wide

Zones: 3-9

Plant it with: 'Annabelle' is a perfect partner for bigleaf hydrangeas or oakleaf hydrangeas.

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Best Silver-Leaf Plants for Your Garden - Part 5

 Silver Sage

Silver sage looks a bit like lamb's ears on steroids -- the plant features big leaves covered in white hairs that shine in the sun. It's a biennial (or short-lived perennial when it's especially happy), though more often treated as an annual in container combinations.

Name: Salvia argentea

Growing Conditions: Full sun and well-drained soil

Plant Size: To 3 feet tall and 2 feet wide

Zones: 5-8

Lavender Cotton

Lavender cotton is a shrubby perennial that features gorgeous gray-green foliage and yellow flowers in summers. It's often used alongside herbs in knot gardens, though it makes a fine specimen in beds and borders, too.

Name: Santolina chamaecyparissus

Growing Conditions: Full sun and well-drained soil

Plant Size: To 3 feet tall and 2 feet wide

Zones: 5-9

Blue Fescue

Use blue fescue in large quantities to create big impact in the landscape. It's a great edging plant and its mounding habit is great for creating contrast with taller, more upright grasses. No matter how you employ it in your landscape, blue fescue features silvery-blue foliage that looks good from spring to fall.

Name: Festuca glauca 'Boulder Blue'

Growing Conditions: Full sun and well-drained soil

Plant Size: To 1 foot tall and wide

Zones: 4-8

 Blue Spruce

Blue spruce is a tough, drought-tolerant tree that offers gorgeous silvery needles all year long. Plant breeders have been working on the tree for a long time, and you can now find shorter-growing versions, shrub types, and even groundcover forms.

Name: Picea pungens f. glauca

Growing Conditions: Full sun and well-drained soil

Plant Size: To 50 feet tall and 15 feet wide

Zones: 3-8

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Best Silver-Leaf Plants for Your Garden - Part 4

 Sedum

Sedum sieboldii is a special sedum that shows off gray-green leaves often touched with pink. Rosy-pink flowers appear in autumn, adding to the cuteness factor.

Like most sedums, this variety looks great even during extended periods of heat and drought. And it's typically not bothered by deer and rabbits.

Name: Sedum sieboldii

Growing Conditions: Full sun and well-drained soil

Plant Size: To 6 inches tall and 10 inches wide

Zones: 6-9

 Sea Holly

Sea holly is striking in the garden or in dried-floral crafts thanks to its dramatic thistlelike flowers and spiny silvery foliage. Happily, it's easy to grow (and not invasive at all, unlike thistles) in a sunny spot that doesn't stay wet.

Name: Eryngium amethystinum

Growing Conditions: Full sun and well-drained soil

Plant Size: To 30 inches tall and wide

Zones: 3-8

Lamb's ears

Lamb's ears usually wins the award for softest garden plant. Its silvery leaves are coated in soft hairs, making it beautiful and also pest resistant (who'd want a mouthful of that?). It's a great groundcover for hot, dry spots -- especially slopes.

Name: Stachys byzantina

Growing Conditions: Full sun and well-drained soil

Plant Size: To 18 inches tall and 24 inches wide

Zones: 4-8

 Silvermound Artemisia
Count on silvermound artemisia's low, rounded habit and bright coloring to add interest to your landscape, especially when paired with ornamental grasses.

Like many silvery plants, silvermound artemisia does best in full sun and likes well-drained soil.

Name: Artemisia schmidtiana

Growing Conditions: Full sun and well-drained soil

Plant Size: To 12 inches tall and 18 inches wide

Zones: 4-8

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Best Silver-Leaf Plants for Your Garden - Part 3

Rose Campion

Rose campion is unforgettable in full bloom because of its abundant hot-pink flowers. But before it puts on its floral show -- and after the flowers fade -- its silvery-gray leaves are ornamental on their own.

Note: Rose campion can self-seed abundantly; some gardeners find it a bit of a pest once it's established.

Name: Lychnis coronaria

Growing Conditions: Full sun and well-drained soil

Plant Size: To 32 inches tall and 18 inches wide

Zones: 4-8

Snow in Summer

An excellent groundcover for hot, sunny sites, snow in summer features fine-textured silver foliage topped by pure white star-shape flowers in late spring and early summer. It holds up to light foot traffic, too!

Name: Cerastium tomentosum

Growing Conditions: Full sun and well-drained soil

Plant Size: To 3 inches tall and several feet wide

Zones: 3-7

Russian Sage

A can't-go-wrong plant for the late-summer and autumn garden, Russian sage features lovely gray-green foliage and violet-blue flowers. The plant has a great scent, is left alone by hungry deer and rabbits, and looks great even in drought.

Name: Perovskia atriplicifolia

Growing Conditions: Full sun and well-drained soil

Plant Size: To 4 feet tall and 3 feet wide

Zones: 4-9

'Fire Witch' Dianthus

'Fire Witch' Dianthus is a lovely little groundcover that produces fragrant pink flowers in early spring. But after you shear the faded flowers off, the silvery-blue foliage takes center stage.

There are a host of other great dianthus varieties with silvery foliage, as well, including 'Pomegranate Kiss', Neon Star, and Fire Star.

Name: Dianthus 'Fire Witch'

Growing Conditions: Full sun and well-drained soil

Plant Size: To 6 inches tall and 18 inches wide

Zones: 5-9

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Best Silver-Leaf Plants for Your Garden - Part 2

Dusty Miller

An old favorite for mixing with red geraniums and vinca vine, dusty miller has soft, fuzzy foliage that makes just about any planting partner shine. It's particularly fun paired with purple, such as 'Purple Flash' pepper, 'Bull's Blood' beets, or 'Blackie' sweet potato vine.

Name: Senecio cineraria

Growing Conditions: Full sun and well-drained soil

Plant Size: To 2 feet tall and wide

Zones: 8-10, but usually grown as an annual

Melianthus

Sometimes called honey bush or peanut butter plant because its sweet-scented, silvery leaves, melianthus is one of the boldest plants in the garden. It's a shrub in warm-weather climates, but is a great eye-catching annual in cooler Zones.

Name: Melianthus major

Growing Conditions: Full sun and well-drained soil

Plant Size: To 10 feet tall and wide as a shrub; to 3 feet tall and wide as an annual

Zones: 8-10; grown as an annual in colder-winter areas

Curry Plant

Though it's not the plant from which curry flavoring is made, give the leaves a sniff and you'd certainly think so. Whether you grow it for its scent or not, the lovely silvery foliage acts as a great filler in containers or beds and borders.

Name: Helichrysum italicum subsp. serotinum

Growing Conditions: Full sun and well-drained soil

Plant Size: To 16 inches tall and 30 inches wide

Zones: 8-10; grown as an annual in colder-winter areas

Licorice Plant

A fantastic filler plant that adds drama and dimension to container gardens, silvery licorice plant is also tough, holding up like a champ in hot, dry conditions.

Name: Helichrysum petiolare

Growing Conditions: Full sun and well-drained soil

Plant Size: To 20 inches tall and 36 inches wide

Zones: 8-10; grown as an annual in colder-winter areas

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Best Silver-Leaf Plants for Your Garden

Plants that have silvery foliage are some of the most valuable in the landscape because they look good with anything. Silver helps tone down bold, hot reds, yellows, and oranges, yet harmonizes with soft blues, pinks, and whites. Here are some of our favorite silver plants.

'Jack Frost' Brunnera

Silver is particularly effective in the shade where it helps brighten dim corners. One of the finest silvery perennials for shade is Brunnera 'Jack Frost', a stunner with sky-blue flowers in spring and glorious heart-shape foliage that keeps its cool look all summer long.

Name: Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost'

Growing Conditions: Shade and moist, well-drained soil rich in organic matter

Plant Size: To 18 inches tall and 24 inches wide

Zones: 3-8

Japanese Painted Fern
Japanese painted fern is a perfect planting partner for 'Jack Frost' brunnera --- both have lovely leaves, but the fern adds a fine texture to the mix.

It also offers a new color; the silvery-green fonds are flushed with burgundy-purple, adding depth and dimension. Happily, Japanese painted fern is slow-growing, so it won't take over the garden in the way some old-fashioned ferns can.

Name: Athyrium niponicum pictum

Growing Conditions: Shade and moist, well-drained soil rich in organic matter

Plant Size: To 1 foot tall and wide

Zones: 5-8

'Silver Shimmers' Lungwort

If you're looking for an easy-to-grow plant for shade that deer and rabbits won't eat, try lungwort. This lovely little perennial blooms in early spring, producing blue, pink, or white flowers over long dark green leaves marked in silver.

Older varieties feature silver spots, but newer selections such as 'Silver Shimmers' (shown here), 'Majeste', and 'Silver Bouquet' feature brighter foliage.

Name: Pulmonaria 'Silver Shimmers'

Growing Conditions: Shade and moist, well-drained soil

Plant Size: To 1 foot tall and 2 feet wide

Zones: 4-8

'Purple Dragon' lamium

A topnotch groundcover, 'Purple Dragon' lamium offers wonderful heart-shape leaves overlaid in silver and clusters of red-purple flowers throughout the summer.

Like most groundcovers, lamium wants to grow and grow, so give it plenty of room to spread. Some gardeners have found it spreads faster than they like, but lamium is rarely considered invasive.

Other varieties that feature silvery foliage include 'White Nancy', 'Pink Pewter', 'Red Nancy', and 'Orchid Frost'.

Name: Lamium 'Purple Dragon'

Growing Conditions: Shade and moist, well-drained soil

Plant Size: To 8 inches tall and 3 feet wide

Zones: 4-8

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Best Red Flowers for Your Garden - Part 3

Tuberous Begonia

One of the most regal plants for shade, tuberous begonias offer full, double flowers over attractive foliage.

Here's a hint: Don't overwater tuberous begonias; they rot easily.

Plant Name: Begonia selections

Growing Conditions: Shade and well-drained soil

Size: To 18 inches tall and wide

Zones: 10; in colder areas, dig and save the tubers in a frost-free place for winter.

Plant it with: Double impatiens are a perfect plant partner with their opulent flowers.

Pentas

One of the best plants you can choose for attracting butterflies, pentas bear attractive clusters of boldly colored flowers. It's also an easy plant to grow as it tolerates heat, humidity, and drought like a champ.

Plant Name: Pentas lanceolata

Growing Conditions: Full sun and well-drained soil

Size: To 3 feet tall and wide

Zones: 10, but usually grown as an annual in colder areas

Plant it with: Lantana is a perfect plant partner; both love hot, dry conditions and attract scores of butterflies.

Dahlia

From charming little front-of-the-border annuals to massive plants with flowers bigger than your head, dahlias can be counted on to make a statement in the garden.

Plant Name: Dahlia selections

Growing Conditions: Full sun and well-drained soil

Size: From 6 inches to 6 feet tall; to 2 feet wide

Zones: 8-10; dig and store the tubers in a frost-free spot in colder areas

Plant it with: Dahlias look great with gladiolus -- both in the garden and in the vase.

Columbine

Red isn't just for the sun! Add a bold bit of red in early summer with columbine. This easy-growing perennial blooms for weeks -- and attracts hummingbirds, to boot.

Plant Name: Aquilegia canadensis

Growing Conditions: Shade and moist, well-drained soil

Size: To 3 feet tall and 1 foot wide

Zones: 3-8

Plant it with: Red columbines look fantastic with white-flowering perennial geraniums, which bloom at the same time.

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Best Red Flowers for Your Garden - Part 2

Celosia

A topnotch cut flower, celosia also dries well, making it a favorite of crafters who like to make dried flower arrangements. If you don't have the heart to cut it, celosia is a great garden plant that reliably blooms all summer long.

Plant Name: Celosia selections

Growing Conditions: Full sun and well-drained soil

Size: To 2 feet tall and wide

Zones: 10, but usually grown as an annual

Plant it with: White cosmos or zinnias for a perfect summer bouquet.

Peony

Plants don't get much easier to grow than peonies, which can thrive for years in a sunny spot with no real care.

Plant Name: Paeonia selections

Growing Conditions: Full sun and well-drained soil

Size: To 4 feet tall and wide

Zones: 3-7

Plant it with: Iris for a gorgeous, old-fashioned, fragrant perennial combo.

Dianthus

One of the best red fragrant flowers you can grow, many types of dianthus also offer attractive foliage so they look great when they're not in bloom. The annual types in particular are great for containers.

Plant Name: Dianthus selections

Growing Conditions: Full sun or part shade and moist, well-drained soil

Plant Size: To 3 feet tall and wide, depending on type

Zones: 3-9, depending on type; some are commonly grown as annuals

Grow it with: The silvery foliage of dusty miller or lamb's ear is a great foil for boldy colored dianthus blooms.

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Best Red Flowers for Your Garden

Red flowers draw attention to the garden. A big, bold planting of all red can practically stop traffic! Red flowers pair beautifully with orange and yellow, as well as white. Check out some of our favorite red flowers.

Zinnia

One of the best annual cut flowers, zinnias bloom in a wide range of colors. They don't mind hot, dry conditions and will reward you with flowers all summer long.

Plant Name: Zinnia elegans

Growing Conditions: Full sun and well-drained soil

Size: To 3 feet tall and 1 foot wide

Zones: Annual

Plant it with: Zinnia looks gorgeous with finer-textured cosmos or brightly colored marigolds.

Shirley Poppy

This easy-to-grow annual is a surefire way to add a dose of bright color to the spring garden. In the North, sprinkle seeds of this wildflower in spring; in the South, plant them in the fall.

Plant Name: Papaver rhoeas

Growing Conditions: Full sun or part shade and moist, well-drained soil

Size: To 2 feet tall and 1 foot wide

Zones: Annual

Plant it with: Other wildflowers, such as Texas bluebonnet or bachelor's buttons.

Knock Out Rose

Traditional roses are beautiful, but a lot of work. Add a big dose of color the easy way with Knock Out roses. These hardy, long-blooming roses require virtually no care and still put on a massive show.

Plant Name: Rosa 'Knock Out'

Growing Conditions: Full sun and moist, well-drained soil

Size: To 3 feet tall and wide

Zones: 4-9

Plant it with: Mix in some peonies (which are also virtually carefree) to extend the rose's bloom season.

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Best Purple Flowers for Your Garden - Part 2

Purple Bee Balm

Though gardeners typically think about bee balm as red, there are some wonderful selections, such as 'Purple Rooster' and 'Blue Stocking' that offer purple flowers. Like the red varieties, they're easy to grow and offer a long bloom season.

Note: Bee balm is loved by hummingbirds, and conveniently, often ignored by deer and rabbits.

Name: Monarda selections

Growing conditions: Full sun to part shade and moist, well-drained soil

Size: To 3 feet tall and wide

Zones: 4-10

Plant it with: Accent the purple flowers with lovely purple foliage from shrubs such as Little Devil ninebark or perennials such as 'Bonfire' spurge.

Clematis 'Jackmanii'

Clematis come in an array of colors, but one variety with purple flowers -- 'Jackmanii' -- is among the most well known. It's one of the most floriferous, showing off its display of purple flowers on and off all summer long.

Note: Plant several types of clematis together on a wall or arbor to extend the bloom season.

Name: Clematis 'Jackmanii'

Growing conditions: Moist, well-draines soil that's rich in organic matter. Clematis are famous for wanting their leaves in the sun and the soil around their roots in the shade.

Size: Climbs to 10 feet

Zones: 4-9

Plant it with: A groundcover such as creeping veronica, Rozanne perennial geranium, or creeping phlox to extend the flowering period and keep the soil cool around your clematis roots.

Thyme (Thymus spp.), lady's mantle (Alchemilla mollis)

These hardy, sun-loving perennials meld in waves of purple, yellow, and green.

Peach-leaf and clustered bellflowers (Campanula spp.), yarrow (Achillea spp.)

Trim perennial bellflowers after their first bloom. You may see second flowerings that keep pace with yarrow's golden blooms.

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Best Purple Flowers for Your Garden

Purple flowers are a great way to add interest to your yard or landscape. See some of our favorite purple garden flowers!

Purple Pansy

It's hard to beat pansy for a display of purple flowers in spring. This beloved annual perks up gardens in the cool months with its friendly faces. Pansies and violas naturally feature flowers in blue, purple, and lavender. But, plant breeders raided the crayon box to give us pansies of every color.

Note: Pansies are actually short-lived that are often treated as annuals or biennials.

Name: Viola x wittrockiana

Growing conditions: Grow in a well-drained location in partial to full sun.

Size: 6-8 inches tall

Zones: 4-10

Grow it with: Purple pansy flowers look brilliant when paired with oranges and yellows. Look for other cool-season flowers such as African daisy, snapdragon, or the fun foliage of ornamental kale.

Heliotrope

Prized for its sweet vanilla-tinged fragrance, heliotrope develops dense purple flower heads of in summer. White and pale blue selections are also available. Though typically grown as an annual, heliotrope is a shrub n the tropics; pinch back the stems a couple of times over the summer to make a bushier plant.

Note: Heliotrope is a perfect plant for planting near your front door or in a window box so you can get close to the purple flowers and enjoy their fragrance.

Name: Heliotropium arborescens

Growing conditions: Full sun and moist, well-drained soil.

Size: To 3 feet tall and wide

Zones: 10-11, but usually grown as an annual

Grow it with: Give your nose a treat and create a fun textural contrast by pairing purple heliotrope with lemon basil, lemongrass, or lemon verbena. 

Royal Candles Veronica

Add excitement to your flower garden with the purple spikes of Royal Candles veronica. It's an easy-to-grow plant that blooms throughout the summer, especially if you remove the faded flowerheads.

Note: Deer and rabbits usually leave this beautiful perennial alone!

Name: Royal Candles Veronica 'Glory'

Growing conditions: Full sun and moist, well-drained soil.

Size: To 1 foot tall and wide

Zones: 4-8

Plant it with: The golden-yellow flowers of 'Moonshine' yarrow or 'Moonbeam' coreopsis blend beautifully with this veronica's purple flowers. 

Fan Flower

A relatively new plant on the market, fan flower has quickly become a favorite for its lovely purple flowers. This Australian-native cascades over the sides of containers, making it a perfect pick for haging baskets.

Note: Fan flower loves hot conditions if it isn't allowed to dry out.

Name: Scaevola aemula

Growing conditions: Full sun to part shade and moist, well-drained soil

Size: To 8 inches tall and 14 inches wide

Zones: 10-14, though typically treated as an annual

Grow it with: Purple fan flower looks beautiful when paired with silvery licorice vine.

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