A white flower ground cover brings a soft, peaceful charm to any outdoor space. White blooms look fresh, bright, and elegant in any garden, whether small or large. They create a clean and calm aura that works beautifully in all seasons. In this article, we'll look at different types of white ground-cover flowers that can give your garden a pure, soothing look.
White Candytuft
Candytuft or Iberis sempervirens is a sweet, fast-spreading white flower that instantly brightens any corner of a garden. Its soft green mounds and tiny white blooms look lovely along borders, pathways, and rockbeds. Since it spreads quickly, it's perfect for small open areas that need filling. It also attracts friendly pollinators, making your garden lively.
Best Time to Propagate: The best time to propagate this beauty is late autumn.
Soil Type: It grows in moist and well-drained soil.
Sun Exposure: Just plant it in full sun or light shade, and it will happily grow with very little care.
White Creeping Thyme
Thyme or Thymus serpyllum ‘Albus’ is a tiny, low-growing plant that spreads like a soft white carpet across the ground. Its small leaves and delicate white flowers make any garden corner look fresh and inviting. It is an ideal plant for paving stones, terraces, or as a low-maintenance grass alternative because it tolerates foot traffic.
Best Time to Grow: Thyme grows best when planted in the fall.
Soil Type: It grows best in loosen heavy clay soils mixed with manure or compost.
Sun Exposure: It loves full sun.
White Delight
White Delight or Creeping Phlox Subulata is a native of North America and is also known as Moss Phlox. This is a soft, mat-forming plant that spreads like a gentle white blanket over the ground. It needs a little care and adds a fresh, bright touch to any garden.
Bloom Time: Late Spring.
Soil Type: It grows best in well-drained sandy or loamy soil.
Sun Exposure: It achieves optimum growth in full sun.
Miniature Daisy
Bellis nitidum, also known as Miniature Daisy, can handle a little light foot traffic. It has tiny, daisy-like flowers on thin stems that brighten up its small green mat.
Soil Type: They thrive in well-drained soil but can also grow in other soil types.
Bloom Time: In early spring, the whole plant is covered in blooms. The foliage dies back and later reseeds on its own.
Sun Exposure: This plant prefers partial shade.
Blue Star Creeper
Laurentia fluviatilis, also known as blue star creeper, is a star-shaped flower that is light blue in colour. Even though it's called blue star creeper, the flowers aren't a solid blue; it’s a combination of soft light blue shade and a faint white glow.
Bloom Time: They bloom throughout the spring and summer.
Soil Type: Blue star creeper prefers moist but well-drained soil. They also grow in various soil types, including sandy and loamy soils.
Sun Exposure: Full sun to partial shade is ideal for them.
Wild Sweet Potato
Wild Sweet Potato (Ipomoea pandurata) has white flowers with a purple centre that bloom from May to September. These flowers attract butterflies, hummingbirds, and other pollinators, but the plant is toxic to pets like cats, dogs, and horses. Many people use it as a ground cover, and its climbing vines also make it suitable for privacy fences.
Soil Type: It grows best in moist, well-drained soil.
Sun Exposure: It grows best in full or partial sunlight.
Bloom Time: Blooms between May and September.
Hardiness Zones: It grows well in USDA zones 3-8.
Snow In Summer
Snow-in-summer (Cerastium tomentosum) is a pretty ground cover with silvery leaves and small white flowers . It can attract bees and spread quickly, so avoid planting it near delicate plants.
Bloom Time: They bloom in Late Spring.
Soil Type: It grows well in poor, dry soil but not in waterlogged soil.
Sun Exposure: Partial shade to full sun is ideal for them.
Hardiness Zones: It grows well in USDA zones 3-7.
Cream Puff
Cream Puff (or Leucanthemum superbum) starts with soft yellow buds and opens into creamy white flowers. The blooms are large, with two layers of wide petals, and they cover the plant's dome-shaped green foliage. Removing the old flower helps it bloom again.
Sun Exposure: These grow best in full sun.
Hardiness Zones: These beautiful plants grow well in zones 5-9.
Bloom Time: They bloom from early to late summer.
Soil Type: Prefers fertile, well-draining soil.
Galaxy White
Galaxy Whites ( Agapanthus ) are also called Lily Of The Nile. These plants can usually survive heavy winter snow. These beautiful flowers have round ball-shaped clusters on tall stems above a big, leafy base.
Hardiness Zones: They are usually grown in zones 6-10 in warmer climates.
Sun Exposure: They grow best in full sun.
Bloom Time: They bloom from mid-summer to early fall.
Soil Type: Prefers rich, fast-draining soil.
Peter Cottontail
Achillea ptarmica, also called Peter Cottontail, has large, ivory white flowers whose clusters are more singular and well-spaced. These flowers are unbothered by deer and rabbits.
Sun Exposure: They grow best in full sun.
Hardiness Zones: These prefer zones 3-8.
Bloom Time: They usually bloom from early summer to early fall.
Soil Type: Grows best in rich, loamy soil. Prefers well-drained, but moist soil.