Whites & Creams

Allium schubertii ‘Arctic Snow’ is an allium of real theatre: airy, starry white florets arranged in an architectural, firework-like sphere. Rising on sturdy stems above bright green foliage, it brings a crisp, contemporary note to borders, gravel gardens and smart container displays — and it is equally poised in a vase, fresh or dried.

Plant in autumn and allow it to settle quietly through winter; come late spring it provides a sculptural highlight that looks particularly refined threaded through ornamental grasses and soft, billowing perennials.

• Colour & form: White, star-shaped umbels with a distinctive ‘firework’ silhouette
• Garden uses: Borders & beds, containers, gravel gardens; excellent cut and dried stems
• Wildlife value: Pollinator friendly
• Practical virtues: Fully hardy and deer resistant

Allium cowanii (Neapolitan garlic, Cowanii Group) is a quietly captivating allium, sending up loose, airy umbels of pure white, starry flowers on slender stems. Flowering in late spring and early summer, it brings a clean, lifted note to borders, gravel planting and pots—especially effective when threaded through grasses or soft, cottage-style perennials.

Compact and clump-forming, it settles in with ease and returns reliably year after year. Plant in autumn for an elegant drift of white that also proves popular with pollinators.

• Flower colour: White
• Flowering period: May–June
• Best for: Borders, containers, cottage gardens, city gardens
• Character: Airy, star-shaped flowers with a refined, natural look

Allium stipitatum 'Mount Everest' is a statuesque allium of exemplary poise, lifting perfectly rounded globes of crisp white, star-shaped flowers above grey-green foliage. In late spring and early summer, its tall, upright stems bring a clean, architectural note to borders and gravel planting, and the flower heads are equally superb in a vase.

Plant in generous drifts for a composed, contemporary look, or thread through perennials and ornamental grasses for height and rhythm. Once established, this perennial bulb returns with reliable presence and a polished finish.

• Colour: White with a light green flush
• Flower shape: Globe
• Excellent for: Borders, gravel gardens and cut flowers

Allium neapolitanum is a smaller, exquisitely poised allium, prized for its crisp white, star-shaped blooms gathered into neat umbels. Held on slender stems above fresh mid-green foliage, it brings a clean, luminous note to gravel planting, sun-baked edges and beautifully finished pots.

Particularly useful where winter wet makes heavier ground unreliable, this is a quietly confident choice for raised beds and containers—easy to place, and all the more elegant when planted in generous drifts.

• Flower colour: White
• Form: Star-shaped umbels on neat stems
• Ideal for: Containers, gravel gardens, courtyards and borders
• Wildlife: Pollinator friendly

Allium nigrum is a quietly dramatic allium: creamy-white, cup-shaped flower heads with a distinctive dark central eye, held on sturdy stems above neat, grey-green foliage. Flowering in late spring into early summer, it brings a composed lift to borders and gravel planting, and lends itself beautifully to elegant, architectural arrangements indoors.

• Refined colour – creamy white with green centres and a deep, inky focal point
• Excellent structure – upright stems with crisp, modern presence
• Garden & vase – a handsome cut flower with lasting style
• Wildlife-friendly – pollinator friendly
• Dependable – fully hardy and straightforward to grow

Plant in autumn for a poised display in May and June, then allow the foliage to fade naturally to feed the bulb for next year’s performance.

Allium ‘Ping Pong’ brings poised, architectural clarity to the late-spring border. Each tall, straight stem carries a perfectly rounded head of densely packed white florets — crisp, composed, and wonderfully modern in feel. It is equally at home rising through fresh green perennials or standing in quiet contrast to soft grasses, and it cuts beautifully for clean-lined arrangements.

• Colour: White (Whites & Creams)
• Flower shape: Globe
• Height: 100cm
• Spread: 50cm
• Flowering: May to July
• Planting: September to December
• Position: Sheltered
• Sun: Full sun
• Soil: Well-drained clay (pH: any)
• Hardiness: Fully hardy
• Ideal for: Borders, pots & containers, cut flowers
• Wildlife & resilience: Pollinator friendly; deer resistant

Supplied as bulbs.

Allium 'Silver Spring' brings a composed, architectural note to the late-spring border. Each tall stem is topped with a crisp white globe, the individual florets finished with a subtle purple‑pink eye—fresh, modern, and quietly striking among grasses, perennials and shrubs.

Equally at home threading through a cottage scheme or punctuating gravel planting, it also makes a refined cut flower, holding its form beautifully in arrangements. Plant in autumn and allow it to settle; by its second season it will be hitting its stride.

• Flower colour: white with soft pink‑purple detailing
• Best for: borders, gravel gardens, naturalising and cutting
• Style notes: elegant globes for height and structure without heaviness

Allium ursinum (ramsons) is a charming native allium, prized for its broad, fresh green leaves and neat, starry white flowers in spring. It is particularly well suited to lightly shaded corners and woodland-style planting, where it will naturalise beautifully and, in time, form handsome colonies.

For an elegant, relaxed effect, tuck the bulbs beneath deciduous trees or along the edge of a shady path, where the display can return with quiet reliability each year.

• Colour & form: star-shaped white flowers over mid green foliage
• Best for: woodland gardens, naturalising and ground cover
• Garden value: pollinator friendly and pleasingly low-fuss

Allium stipitatum 'White Giant' brings a poised, architectural note to late spring borders—tall, confident stems topped with dense, starry white spheres that float above fresh green foliage. It is a quietly glamorous choice for contemporary planting schemes and classic cottage-style gardens alike, and it cuts beautifully for arrangements.

Plant in autumn in a sunny, well-drained position and allow the bulbs to naturalise into handsome clumps. As the flower heads rise in May and June, they provide an elegant vertical accent among perennials and grasses, while also offering welcome interest to pollinators.

• Colour & form: star-shaped white flowers in rounded heads
• Height: 110–150cm; a refined, statuesque presence
• Where it shines: borders, pots, and as a cut flower

Anemone coronaria (De Caen Group) ‘Bicolor’ is a classic garden anemone with a wonderfully crisp, tailored look: clean white petals neatly ringed in raspberry-red, set around a dark central eye. Planted in autumn, it brings poised colour to early spring borders and makes a particularly smart cut flower for small vases and mixed arrangements.

Exceptionally at home in pots as well as the front of a sunny border, ‘Bicolor’ suits cottage-style planting and Mediterranean-inspired schemes alike. In a sheltered position with free-draining soil, it will settle quickly and reward you with a fresh, refined display just as the garden is waking up.

• Botanical name: Anemone coronaria (De Caen Group) ‘Bicolor’
• Type: Fully hardy, perennial corm
• Flowering: March–April
• Planting time: September–December
• Position: Sheltered, sunny spot
• Ideal for: Borders, containers and cutting

Anemone coronaria 'Levante Rosso Double' brings a poised note of theatre to mid–late spring, with richly coloured, double blooms held neatly above fresh mid-green foliage. The effect is wonderfully tailored—ideal for smart containers by the door, and equally at home threading through the front of a sunny border.

With tidy stems and a refined flower form, it is also an excellent choice for the cutting garden, where a few stems lend instant polish to a simple jug arrangement. Plant in autumn for flowers from April to June.

• Colour: Red (with tonal variation)
• Flowering: April–June
• Height: 40–60cm
• Perfect for: Pots & containers, front of borders, cutting garden

Anemone coronaria 'Levante Wine Double' is a wonderfully refined spring-flowering anemone, with fully double blooms in rich wine tones—deep magenta-purple lifted with pale highlights and finished with a near-black centre. Held on neat, upright stems, it brings early-season polish to pots, borders and the cutting garden alike.

Plant the corms in autumn for a poised display from March to May, and let the clump-forming habit weave gently through spring planting schemes. Particularly handsome in containers by the door, where the velvety colour can be appreciated up close.

• Colour: Deep magenta-purple with white highlights and a near-black centre
• Flower form: Double
• Ideal for: Pots & containers, cutting garden, borders
• Season: Autumn planting for spring flowering

Anemone coronaria 'Mistral Plus Edge' brings a quietly luxurious finish to spring planting schemes. Each crisp, saucer-shaped bloom is held neatly above finely cut foliage, creating a poised display in pots and at the front of the border. Exceptionally pretty in a vase, this refined selection earns its place in the cutting garden with elegant, long-stemmed flowers and a clean, contemporary look.

• Colour: White petals with pink edging and a dark centre
• Perfect for: borders, containers and cut flowers
• Habit: clump-forming perennial with mid-green foliage
• Position: best in a sheltered spot

Why you’ll love it

• Refined spring presence with smart, single blooms and a polished silhouette
• Made for pots—ideal where you want colour close to the house
• Cut-flower favourite for fresh, crisp stems indoors

Anemone coronaria 'Mistral Salmone' brings a quietly luxurious note to spring planting schemes, with refined single blooms in a beautifully softened salmon tone. Neat, clump-forming and wonderfully versatile, it slips easily into borders, cutting beds and smart containers—ideal for adding composed colour from early spring onwards.

Plant the corms in autumn for a fresh display through March to May. The flowers sit neatly above mid-green foliage, making an elegant companion for tulips and other spring favourites, and a dependable choice for cutting.

• Colour: Salmon
• Flowering: March–May
• Form: Single
• Perfect for: Borders, pots & containers, and cut flowers
• Position: Sheltered; full sun or partial sun

Anemone coronaria ‘Mount Everest’ (St. Brigid) is a picture of understated elegance—pure white, fully double flowers held neatly above mid‑green foliage. Exceptionally smart in pots and at the front of the border, it also makes a beautifully crisp cut flower for small vases and spring arrangements.

• Flower style: fully double, St. Brigid Group in refined white
• Placement: ideal for pots & containers and the front of borders
• Cut flower friendly: a clean, tailored look indoors
• Pollinator friendly: a welcome stop for visiting insects

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Anemone nemorosa ‘Robinsoniana’ is a quietly exquisite wood anemone, treasured for its soft lavender-blue spring flowers with a cool, greyish-cream reverse. Held neatly above finely cut, mid-green foliage, it creates that effortless woodland charm—natural, refined, and wonderfully at home beneath shrubs and deciduous trees.

Rhizomatous and fully hardy, it will settle in gently and broaden into a graceful drift over time—particularly in humus-rich soil that stays moist yet well-drained. An elegant choice for dappled shade, and a most becoming underplanting for spring displays.

• Colour: Lavender-blue with greyish-cream reverse
• Flowering: March–May
• Height: 20cm
• Position: Dappled shade (Partial Sun)
• Planting time: September–December

Anemone coronaria ‘The Bride’ is a supremely elegant spring-flowering anemone, carrying crisp white, bowl-shaped blooms finished with a fresh green eye. It brings a clean, lifted note to the front of borders and looks particularly poised in pots on terraces and steps, where its luminous colouring can be appreciated up close.

Equally charming in a cutting patch, this clump-forming perennial produces neat stems for small, refined posies and table arrangements. Plant in autumn for flowers in early spring, and enjoy its quietly confident presence as the season begins to turn.

• Flower colour: White with green centre
• Perfect for: pots, front-of-border planting, and cut flowers
• Plant type: corm (perennial)

Camassia leichtlinii 'Alba Plena' brings a calm, creamy-white elegance to the garden just as spring begins to hand over to summer. Upright spires of starry, semi-double blooms rise neatly above fresh green foliage, lending height and lightness without ever feeling showy.

Particularly handsome threaded through meadow-style grass or allowed to drift through the back of a border, this is a refined choice for naturalising—returning with increasing presence over time. The stems also cut beautifully for simple, architectural arrangements.

• Flower colour: Creamy white
• Flowering period: May–June
• Height: 80–100cm
• Spread: 20–30cm
• Bulb size supplied: 12/+ cm
• Position: Borders, meadow-style grass, naturalised drifts
• Pollinator friendly: Yes

Camassia leichtlinii 'Silk River' is a quietly striking camas, sending up poised spires of creamy-white, star-shaped flowers that unfurl from fresh lime-green buds in late spring and early summer. The effect is light, elegant and effortlessly natural—particularly when allowed to drift through grass, at the woodland edge, or threaded between perennials.

It’s a refined choice for gardeners who favour a softer, more meadow-like finish, yet it holds its own in a well-dressed border. Plant in groups for a calm, architectural rhythm, and enjoy stems that also lend themselves beautifully to a simple vase indoors.

• Flower colour: Creamy white with lime-green buds
• Flowering: May–June
• Height: 80cm
• Bulb size: 12/14cm
• Position: Borders, naturalised grass, woodland edge

Chionodoxa ‘Pink Giant’ is a refined little treasure for the earliest days of spring: soft pink, star-shaped blooms, each finished with a crisp white eye, rising above fresh green foliage. It has a wonderfully natural look when allowed to drift through grass, thread between border perennials, or sparkle in gravel planting—quietly charming, never fussy.

Plant in autumn and let it settle in; over time it will form neat clumps and lend a gentle, painterly haze of colour just when the garden most needs it.

• Elegant early colour — pale pink flowers with a clean white centre (March–April)
• Ideal for naturalising — beautiful in lawns, gravel gardens, and informal drifts
• Compact and tidy — perfect at the front of borders or in containers

At a glance

• Botanical name: Chionodoxa ‘Pink Giant’
• Common name: Glory of the snow
• Flower colour: Pale pink with white centre
• Height: 20cm
• Spread: 10cm
• Habit: Clump-forming
• Lifecycle: Perennial bulb
• Pollinator friendly: Yes

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Crocus chrysanthus 'Blue Bird' is a quietly exquisite early-spring crocus: pristine white, goblet-shaped flowers with confident violet streaking to the outer petals, finished with a neat yellow eye. It slips beautifully through lawns and gravel, and is just as poised at the very front of a border or in small pots by the door.

Compact and clump-forming, it returns year after year and is especially charming when planted generously for a natural, painterly effect.

• Flower colour: White with pale purple and yellow accents
• Form: Goblet
• Best for: Lawns & naturalising, rockeries & gravel, borders & beds, pots & containers
• Pollinator friendly: Yes
• Growing skill: Easy

Crocus 'Jeanne d'Arc' is a quietly elegant early-spring crocus, prized for its generously sized, goblet-shaped blooms in crisp white, gently shaded with purple at the base. Each flower is finished with vivid orange, delicately frilled stigmas—an exquisite detail at the very start of the season.

Plant the corms in autumn for a refined display in pots, borders and rockeries, or let them drift naturally through grass for a fresh, meadow-like look. Fully hardy and pleasingly straightforward, it returns year after year, building into neat clumps over time.

Erythronium 'White Beauty' is a quietly exquisite fawn lily for woodland-style planting, admired for its softly mottled foliage and poised, nodding flowers. In late spring, creamy-white, starry blooms open with a warm reddish-brown throat marking—an understated detail that looks particularly refined beneath shrubs, roses, and light-canopied trees.

Best in dappled shade and humus-rich soil that stays gently moist yet drains well, this clump-forming perennial settles in beautifully and will naturalise with time, bringing a calm, considered elegance to shady borders.

• Flowering: April to June
• Height: 30cm
• Spread: 10cm
• Position: Sheltered, Partial Sun
• Soil: Humus-rich, fertile, well-drained; moisture-retentive
• Hardiness: Fully Hardy
• Bulb size: Grade 1

Fritillaria persica 'Alba' is a quietly dramatic Persian lily, sending up tall, upright spires lined with creamy, green-flushed bells from early to mid-spring. Its elegant, architectural form threads beautifully through well-considered borders and makes a refined statement in generous pots, particularly against darker foliage and stone.

Best planted in autumn into fertile, moisture-retentive yet sharply well-drained soil, this fully hardy perennial settles into a clump-forming habit over time, rewarding patience with increasingly poised spring displays.

• Colour: Creamy green
• Flower shape: Bell-shaped
• Height: 50–100cm
• Flowering: March–May
• Position: South- or west-facing in full sun

Fritillaria meleagris ‘Alba’ is a quietly exquisite spring-flowering bulb, bearing pristine white, nodding bells on slender stems above grey-green foliage. It lends a refined, natural charm when threaded through grass, tucked into woodland-style planting, or placed neatly at the front of a border—an elegant alternative to the more familiar chequered forms.

Best planted in early autumn for a relaxed, naturalised effect, this fully hardy perennial settles in gently and rewards patience with an increasingly lovely showing year by year.

Why you’ll love it

• Pure white, bell-shaped flowers with a graceful, nodding habit
• Superb for naturalising in grass and weaving through spring borders
• Fully hardy and pollinator friendly
• Compact and refined at around 30cm tall