White is my favorite color; so I found six white flowers for this week. None are new here, though. Each was featured at one time or another.

1. Lobularia maritima, alyssum performed well this year. A tree that formerly shaded it has been removed. Since someone asked earlier, I realized that it does smell like honey.

2. Begonia X semperflorens–cultorum, wax begonia stands higher behind the cascading alyssum. Actually, it is not notably tall; and the alyssum does not cascade all that much.

3. Pelargonium X hortorum, zonal geranium does not shed its deteriorating blooms like the other varieties which bloom pink or red. It consequently needs occasional grooming.

4. Brugmansia X candida, angel’s trumpet is not quite as bright white as the other white flowers here. Externally, its flowers are slightly greenish. It is the most fragrant, though.

5. Rosa spp., rose is a climbing cultivar. Of course, it does not actually climb on its own. It merely extends long canes that can be tied to the fence behind it. It is still quite small.

6. Agapanthus orientalis, lily of the Nile finished blooming quite some time ago and was already deadheaded along with the blue sorts before this single late floral stalk bloomed.

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      2. Well, late afternoon is getting close to evening. I notice no difference, but that could be because there is so much of it in the garden where I smell it. (There is not enough of it in our landscapes, so I must smell the flowers directly to notice the fragrance.)

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  4. The scent is a major reason to grow alyssum, that and it looks great in a pot of pansies or other low growing flowers, or in the ground! Angels’ trumpets are also fun – never see them around here, of course.

    I realized that I miss the white of my Shasta daisies that gave up the ghost. I did plant a Penstemon digitalis in that bed so if it spreads a bit that will help brighten things. SAdly, I did not likely get viable seed this year because the baby bunny twins snipped the stalk off while the seed pods were still quiet green. I am trying to add Culver’s Root (Veronicastrum virginicum), but am a little confused about the seeds. I know where some grows where I work. At least, it certainly looks like Veronicastrum virginicum, and is in a planting that is 100% native plants except fro a few strips of lawn.

    Last year I harvested “seeds” too late and what I thought were seeds were not. Now I have collected seed again, and have some shiny black seeds – I am sure they are seeds, and from the correct plant that has the same leaves and flowers as one sees on the websites that sell the plant, but they look bigger than what I see pictured on sites that sell seed ( the seeds are not bog, but are significantly bigger than seeds n the prairie Moon website. Well, I will do what I do. Toss them approximately where I want them before a snowfall, and see what comes up!

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    1. Angel’s trumpet are surprisingly sensitive to mild frost. I see them in other gardens, so I know that they survive. However, mine gets its tips frosted almost annually. It is obvious why they are unpopular there. Everyone grows alyssum though.

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  5. They are all lovely flowers that look good in white, but especially that rose. Angel’s Trumpets are rarely seen here, except in parks, as they just get too big to bring indoors over winter. Very striking plants.

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    1. Even here, angel’s trumpet can get tip burn from mild frost. It is very vulnerable. I am getting tired of angel’s trumpet, though, as it wants too much water and fertilizer, and does not perform well without it.

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