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Nearly everyone likes a colorful flower garden, even if they can only view it from a window or a picture because of allergies. But how often do we think of the value of white flowers?
One of my favorite reasons for loving them is because they have such a cooling effect on a hot day. They also brighten up shady areas and are a nice foil to all other flower colors.
Choosing the location for growing white flowers is crucial to the finishing of a garden area. Think of a red brick home with orange and red flowers in front of it. Now add to your mental image some white flowers behind the orange and red ones. Don’t they pop out just beautifully?
Local agriculture extension agencies are often the best source for finding out about flowers that grow best in your area. They stay on top of which plants have done well over the years and which plants are suffering from certain conditions or pests.
Don’t forget about plants with white, or sometimes called silver, foliage. They can have a tremendous effect when set among colorful flowers. One of my favorites is the white caladium and another is the Japanese painted fern.
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White flowers can be used in formal or casual gardens
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True
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False
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Adding white flowers to a garden highlights the colorful ones.
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True
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False
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White flowers do not attract many pollinators.
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True, pollinators are attracted to colorful flowers.
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False, pollinators enjoy white flowers.
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All white flowers bloom on shade plants.
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True, white flowers need shade.
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False, some white flowers need sunshine.
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White flowers bloom only in the sun.
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True, they need direct sun.
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False, some bloom in the shade.
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Plants with white foliage grow only in the shade.
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True, direct sun is too much for them.
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False, the amount of sun need varies from plant to plant.
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White flowers can add texture to a garden bed.
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True, by varying the size of foliage and blooms.
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False, texture is not affected by white flowers.
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The White Egret Orchid is one of the most unusual white flowers.
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True, and it is amazing.
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False, there is no such plant.
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Lily of the Valley is one of the smallest white flowers.
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True
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False
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8 out of 9 … I also like white flowers, they are great for the combination
Aren’t they! :- ) Even in winter I like to add white pansies.
6/9, best to read about the type of flower first whether it can tolerate some shade or has to have direct sunlight. Work it to your own environment
True, but friends often want to share plants/flowers and we wind up reading up on them after the fact. :- ) Thanks for stopping by!
8/9, very cute white flowers quiz!!!
Thanks! Glad to know you enjoyed it.
8 out of 9 and I LOVE white flowers, especially magnolias. And peonies, and glads. And all the rest of them.
Thanks very much for checking it out and letting me know what you thought of this post!
8 out of 9- Great quiz
Thank you for checking out this post.
Seven out of nine of this flower quiz.
So appreciate your visit here.
My pleasure to be here.
Why Grow White Flowers?
You got 8 out of 9 right!
Perfect. You rock!
Agree about white flowers, they have a sense of purity about them.
Yes, that’s surely true. One cannot help but have a sense of calmness to some degree when seeing them in a garden.
Loved this. Never knew I knew so much about white flowers. I got 8 out of 9
So glad you let me know you enjoyed this post. It’s easy to take white flowers for granted if we don’t stop to think about their special beauty.
You got 5 out of 9 right!
Not so bad
Thanks for stopping in to take the quiz!
8 of 9 here, I have always wanted an all white garden.
They are truly beautiful! But every time I go that direction something like the blue balloon flower introduces itself to me. ;- )
I know, right? Same thing happens to me, plus I have a space problem here. So I went with pink purple and blues.
Oh for a large fenced yard, with a wide meadow beyond it, then fields and fields for growing various trees! :- ) :- ) Seriously, though, I’m thankful for the space I do have. There are more important things…like my little grands, and lovely friends, and writing, and… ;- )
Why Grow White Flowers?
You got 8 out of 9 right!
Perfect. You rock!
Nice work on the quiz! Thanks for stopping in.